Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice Mascot

Yes, but let us not take ourselves tooooo seriously.

Once upon a time everyone thought that weird little little "Tux" thingy
was frivolous, but today major corporations, governments and evil
establishment 3 letter agencies take it and embrace it as their weapon
(Oops! tool) of choice.

No doubt the Oracle BoD is terribly embarrassed by that stupid little
Java "Duke" character.  Not to ignore the sleepless nights Don Trump and
the entire US nation must have about using the representation of a
(approaching extinction) "dicky bird" as their national mascot.

As someone who has spent time in remote locations inhabited by these
birds, I can tell you first-hand they are determined, tenacious and
feisty "little beggars", a bit like that bunch of "rebellious rabble"
who started LO/TDF.

That said, my vote (if I had one) would go to the designer who could
make something out of the gazelle concept.

IMNSHO opinion the required skill here is to come up with something
representative and if it has a humorous  aspect, so much the better. We
bend over backwards to have a website landing page that is "all
encompassing" with terms such as "Fun Project" and "Fantastic People",
so why should our proposed mascot not reflect those same values and
principles?

Dave

On 27.04.2017 17:29, Sophia Schroeder wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> please let us take up this issue seriously. I for my own like fairies,
> but I wouldn't come up with that as a serious suggestion.
>
> >      Tim-L--Elmira-NY <webmaster@krackedpress.com> hat am 27. April 2017 um 17:11 geschrieben:
> >
> >     I love penguins and butterflies.
> >
> >     Rock-Hoppers are my favorite penguin.
> >
> >     I use rock-hoppers when I need an animal or bird in a comic poster.
> >
> >     With this penguin for a logo, you can easily know that it is not the Tux
> >     penguin logo.
> >
> >     On 04/26/2017 09:55 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> >
> >         > > 
> > >         Hi :)
> > >         How about a Rock-hopper penguin?
> > >
> > >         It's very cute with orangey-red-yellow tufts out of jet-black ears. They
> > >         are impressively determined buggers. Despite the comedy-value of the way
> > >         they waddle and bounce they achieve incredible feats of athleticism such as
> > >         jumping higher than their own height from a standing start. Each time they
> > >         fall off a cliff they bounce from rock to rock at the bottom but then get
> > >         up again and follow the same route until it inevitably yet remarkably
> > >         reaches the top.
> > >
> > >         As Dr Who said "Penguins are cool".
> > >         Regards from
> > >         Tom :)
> > >
> > >     > 
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