X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 10:39:33 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Cygwin visual brand From: Berthold Barth To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Hello list, I've used Cygwin on and off for a few years now, and today while I was on the site I thought how much a good, recognisable logo and graphic design could do for Cygwin exposure. For one, more users also mean more potential contributors, to the project itself and to compatible software alike (hopefully swaying some devs towards native linux + cygwin instead of native win + wine). In addition, concise design helps first time users find answers to their most troubling questions faster and with less help, reducing support load. I'm a graphic and web designer in training and want to support the open source movement in a way I know can make a difference (my programming days in BASIC and Delphi are what seems a lifetime away). I don't mind my designs being under a GPL license either. Any thoughts from the community are greatly appreciated, although I will have to work with the core maintainers to decide on what needs doing and how. Cheers, Berthold Barth -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple