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Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 06:31:57 -0600
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Subject: Re: Cygwin visual brand
From: Steven Collins <spc DOT for DOT nbc AT gmail DOT com>
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Hi Berthold,

It looks like some folks have already had graphical ideas. When you
look at the Message Of The Day (/etc/motd) you'll find an ASCII art
hippo. Searching the net for "cygwin hippo" doesn't reveal any clues
for the significance of the hippo for the community (anyone care to
add details?), but you will find that somebody came up with an icon at
one point. Maybe your starting point lies in that direction.

Steven

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 02:39, Berthold Barth <> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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