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OO.org Selects Its Own Sea Bird
Elektroschock writes "A new mascot of the OO.org project was announced today: A crazy sea gull. I wonder whether it will help to convince office workers of Open Office. "Andrea [Maggioni]'s contribution is not only beautiful and effective but also illustrates the potential of young people to contribute importantly to real projects under the banner of Free and Open Source Software." Andrea, "whose cheerful drawing, of a fun-looking seagull holding a fish, plays on the "OOo" shorthand of OpenOffice.org"... ehemm, it's a crazy sea gull."
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Also, a minor point of clarification regarding Timothy and Elektroschock's write up -- this is not a mascot for OOo. This is a mascot for OooEdu, the new Schools Project of Open Office.org. Please, read the attached article to learn about what the OOoEdu aims to do, and how you can help. We're an active and devoted community, and there are things you can do to further OOo's acceptance in schools, even if you can't contribute a line of code!
I think I should point that that I believe this mascott is just for the OOoEdu project, not for the OpenOffice.org project as a whole.
Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
Please note that this is not a new general OpenOffice.org mascot, but one for "The recently established Schools Project of OpenOffice.org (OOoEdu)"
1) This is just the mascot for OOOEdu, not OOo.
2) It was a childs drawing, who won a competition.
I think it's quite cute.
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I think its based on the birds (gulls?) that are a part of the OOo mascot. As someone else already pointed out this is the new mascot of the OOoEdu project and not the OOo project.
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Yes, the blurb was misleading.I hate Grammar Nazi's
I know you probably don't need a reply, but if you had read, it's for the Educational project that OOo is running, and is therefore child targeted. Obviously, it isn't meant to be used in a corporate setting. Let me summarize: RTFA.
Discworld.
Before you pick a logo, or mascot, it is wise to consult with experts. Just wait until the Germans get online in a few hours.
I'm so tired of Slashdot not better proofing it's submissions. My first thought was, are they serious? So much for being taken serious.
I don't read every single submission on Slashdot, but like to at least scan through the different headlines, etc. If CNN had this many errors, they would be a laughing stock.
She? Andrea is a masculine name in Italy.
It's Andres, you dolt.
On the first point, most people who would be offended by the "OK" sign are very well aware of its popular use in America and several other countries...
The fish, however... No, I don't think they 'match in American vernacular'. I'd say smells in either would have more to do with bacteria (death in one, treatable conditions in the other) than anything else. When I think of "Long John Silver's", my gutterthoughts don't go any lower than "Silverfish Platter".
Take pride in the software you use.
No thank you. Someday, I'd actually like to get laid.
A "bad" name can seem like a liability, but if you make it "in your face" enough, it can help.
"The GIMP" sounds like something that a really twisted 16-year-old kid wearing all black hacked together in his parents' basement. And most people I've mentioned it to have the same gut reaction, and they're all still addicted to Photoshop on Windows. Which is a pity, because it's an excellent program in its own right and perfectly suitable as a substitute for Photoshop for most users.
Cause he is a boy :-P
In Italy, Andrea is always a male name, not a female one.
Also, in Italy the OK sign is used only to signify "all right", and never used referring female genitalia.
Andrea is a boy, he has 16 years old.
In Italy Andrea is a boy name.