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OO.org Selects Its Own Sea Bird

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the penguin-was-taken dept.

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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  1. See the Other Submissions by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm glad people are getting a kick out of this. I really enjoyed orchestrating the competition (I do more than troll Slash, you know), and Andrea and the other candidates did a bang-up job. We couldn't be more proud.

    Voting is of course closed, but if you'd like to see the other students' submissions, our voting page is still displayed. You can click on the individual images for a larger view.

    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!

  2. Only for OOoEdu by Mr.+Sketch · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

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  3. A few mistakes in the summary... by oldosadmin · · Score: 5, Informative

    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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  4. Re:Pun on by g0_p · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

  5. Re:Any Open Source Marketing People? by Gropo · · Score: 3, Informative
    Well then it's a good thing the CEO isn't still in school.

    quote:

    The OpenOffice.org Schools Project has a new mascot, drawn by sixteen-year old Andrea Maggioni of Italy. Playing on our logo's seagulls and the shorthand of OpenOffice.org, OOo, the picture shows a happy seagull holding a fish.
    Yes, the blurb was misleading.
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  6. Re:In my well paid opinion by the+gnat · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.