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NetBSD Chooses New Logo

jschauma writes "Live from EuroBSDCon 2004: The NetBSD Project announces its new logo. The logo was selected out of over 400 submissions in an albeit lengthy process, where the developers considered various important aspects of a new identifying logo. See the official logo contest announcement (to refresh your memory) and the official press release."

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  1. Albeit? by isomeme · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The logo was selected out of over 400 submissions in an albeit lengthy process

    Anybody have a clue what the word 'albeit' is doing in there?

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    When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a skull.
  2. Why not trade on their reputation instead? by Xenu+Xenu+Xenu · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Do they really need a bland, uninspired logo? I'd have thought the target audience was tech savvy enough to judge on merits, not corporate bullshit

  3. Re:Hmmm by whereiswaldo · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm glad to see a new logo. Why have a project associated with the devil, whether you're religious or not?

    "an evil spirit"

    "an extremely wicked person"

    "often capitalized : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Jewish and Christian belief as the tempter of mankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell -- usually used with the; often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse"

  4. Re:Hmmm by whereiswaldo · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original..."

    I'm glad to see a new logo. Why have a project associated with the devil, whether you're religious or not?

    "an evil spirit"

    "an extremely wicked person"

    "often capitalized : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Jewish and Christian belief as the tempter of mankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell -- usually used with the; often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse"

  5. Re:It's f**kin' good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Agreed. As a logo, it's perfect