Re: Hurd logo

[Frederico S. Muñoz]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 09:45:21PM -0200, Eduardo Nahum Ochs wrote:
> Hi Frederico,

Hello there Eduardo!

> 
> I have just learned how to recreate the original Hurd logo (or
> something very close to it) using the METAFONT source for it that can
> be found in <http://www.gnu.org/graphics/hurd.mf>: see
> <http://angg.twu.net/e/hurd.e.html#hurd_logo_mf>.

I have that file, I always liked that logo and I'm using it :) The fact that it 
is metafont is a plus, and I will look at your page because I'm sure that as 
always I will find food for thought there.

> 
> I like the idea of using that logo instead of something more according
> to the current fashion; IMO we should imply that the cuteness of the
> Hurd is in its design and code, not in the marketing. :-|

Ehe, agreed; but the thing is, I will pick beauty of design over marketing 
without any doubt, but having bout doesn't hurt, really :) And 'marketing' in 
this case is only my atempt to 'build' a suitable logo for the page (that you 
will see first hand since your the one with the huge amounts of nice contents, 
after all the 'juice' of every page); why don't I use the Hurd logo alone? 
Well, I guess I could... but to me the Hurd is above all the GNU OS, and so I 
would like to make that explicit in some kind of logo (mind you, I'm talking 
about the one at that specific page, I'm not proposing nothing official!); you 
will be pleased to hear that both the logos I'm focusing are originally 
black&white, so even if I add color I will also make a b&w version and it will 
be overall sober and simple.

As a side issue, and as you know, my box went down (do you remember, HD began 
making noises and after some time I kicked the hell out of it?) but fortunatly 
not all is lost, they are screwing the damn thing together (anyway, I had 
backups of the layout), still, some things I will have to redo in my other box.

I will try do deliver ASAP, I'm working on it as we speak (or as we write...er, 
whatever).


best regards (e um abraço),

fsm

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