Brian, I understand your concerns. I rest my case, not going against a sponsor. I'm abandoning this idea. Nelson On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 05:34 -0600, Brian Cameron wrote: > Nelson: > > I also agree that a humanitarian theme is a something that appeals to > me. However, picking the names of endangered species may not be the > message that we want to communicate. This may create the undesirable > association that GNOME itself is an "endangered species". This could > create bad press and ammo for critics. It would be damaging to have > people start making jokes about GNOME 3.0 being the "Dodo Release", for > example. > > I would prefer to associate GNOME with a humanitarian cause that > also communicates growth rather than being dangerously close to > extinction. For example, why not name GNOME after a species that > has recovered from being extinct, or with something like solar > energy. This communicates a more upbeat and positive message about > the brand, avoids such negative associations, and still promotes > humanitarian issues. > > Brian > > > > >> I appreciate that it's a nice idea to adopt humanitarian causes as a way > >> of having some of the good feelings people have for them to rub off on us. > >> > >> But I really don't like the whole endangered species angle. Let me > >> explain why: > >> > >> I have some more suggestions for names: "Lucid Lynx", "Intrepid Ibex", > >> "Jaunty Jackalope", "Hardy Heron"... > >> > >> I don't mean to put a kybosh on the idea altogether, but the animal name > >> thing isn't really original, given Ubuntu. > > > > I couldn't care less. Point me some originality in Ubuntu, and I can > > consider my position. > > > > > >> > >> And the iLynx suggestion in the original proposal seems a but Applish, > >> no? In addition to the "iSomething" convention, Apple has used Cheetah, > >> Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard as OS X release > >> codenames, so choosing a big cat doesn't seem like a good idea. > > > > I've supplied alternatives. I've choosen the Iberian Lynx as a form to > > translate my thoughts because he lives in Portugal and Spain and he is > > my neighbor. Didn't felt like loosing time searching for other species. > > I did flavoured a national cause (Portugal and Spain), because I am > > Portuguese. > > > >> > >> One other negative remark - do we really want to have GNOME associated > >> with extinct or almost extinct animals? While the Siberian Tiger, the > >> Iberian Lynx, the Javan Rhino and the Mountain Gorilla make for nice > >> icons, there are almost none left, and their population is in decline. > >> Is that the association we want people to make when they think of GNOME? > >> > >> Anyway - sorry to be the party pooper. > > > > Well, it's better than associating it with Genghis Kahn (aka Temujin) > > the Impaler. Do I see some sense here? > > > > And from another point of view: http://www.unep.ch/ > > It is a subject being supported by the United Nations. And even > > further: http://www.unep.org/awards/>> Do we have a GNOME Logo there? > > If such thing happened, what were the benefits GNOME would take from > > it? > > > > My 2 cents, > > > > PS: I've offered alternatives, such as the Spider Monkeys and the Red > > Wolfs during this thread. Spider Monkeys means fighting against the > > de-florestation of the Amazonian Rain Forest, and Red Wolfs is a US > > national cause. In case we aint going for the cats. > > > > nelson > > > > > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Dave. > >> > >
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