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NetBSD Status Report for Oct- Dec '04 Published

Posted by timothy on from the letter-from-summer-camp dept.

Enrique writes "The NetBSD Foundation has published its fourth quarterly status report, covering the months October through December of 2004. Among many other things, this status report covers the publication of the new NetBSD Logo, the new pkgsrc branch, the new NetBSD/iyonix port and of course the release of NetBSD 2.0."

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  1. New logo... by ArbitraryConstant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The new logo is so neutral and devoid of meaning, so "politically correct" that it says nothing at all about the project. It's not even distinctive enough to be recognized out of context.

    If I see a blowfish, I know it's OpenBSD. If I see Tux, I know it's Linux. But if I saw that damned flag without the word "NetBSD" nearby, there's no way I'd associate it with the project.

    This is why mascots should not be chosen by committee.

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    1. Re:New logo... by Brandybuck · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Tux and Puffy are *mascots* and not *logos*. The new logo is just that, a logo. Logos are not mascots and mascots are not logos. Just because Linux and OpenBSD do not have logos does not mean NetBSD should not have one either.

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    2. Re:New logo... by MrBoombasticfantasti · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Strictly speaking the NetBSD flag isn't a logo, but an emblem. A proper logo is readable and commonly consists of a brandname in a specific and usually artistic typeface.

      While Tux (as an emblem and/or mascot) is recognized because of gross overexposure in any and all media this is not true of Puffy. Not only does the picture change with every new release (check out the t-shirt page http://www.openbsd.org/tshirts.html) but it isn't quite clear what it stands for if you do not already know.

      I, for one, think the NetBSD flag is quite good. The design is crisp, has upbeat colors and anyway, it's a bloody step forward from that fugly Iwo Jima picture.

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