Re: Logo Contest Update - The Final Days

[David Blevins <da...@visi.com>]

11 is my favorite as well.

-David

On Sep 30, 2005, at 11:38 AM, Matt Hogstrom wrote:

> Totally agree with your comments and I think all of them should be  
> included (11 is my personal favorite as well) :)
>
> That's why I called them out to make sure there were no surprises  
> at the end.
>
> If you have a reference to what Noel said that would be great :)
>
> - Matt
>
> Jeff Genender wrote:
>
>> What is wrong with some of the others? Example, #11...I thought  
>> that the
>> headress and its history was made clear by Noel, and thus was  
>> acceptable. Also I assume the headress is a native american symbol  
>> (a lot more
>> feathers), not an image of a native american.
>> Please correct me if I am wrong. (I know...I REALLY like #11 and  
>> want it
>> to have a fair shake). ;-)
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>>
>>> Based on the criteria below I think the following images meet the
>>> parameters:
>>>
>>> Entry # 2   URL: http://www.flyermoney.com/geronimo/
>>> Entry # 3   URL: http://elegoff.free.fr/geronimo/
>>> Entry # 4   URL: http://www.ashishgokhale.com/geronimo.htm
>>> Entry # 9   URL: http://www.structuredview.com/geronimo/index.html
>>> Entry # 12  URL: http://www.dotech.com/geronimo/Apache_logos1.jpg
>>> Entry # 13  URL: http://www.dotech.com/geronimo/Apache_logos2.jpg
>>> Entry # 14  URL: http://www.dotech.com/geronimo/Apache_logos3.jpg
>>> Entry # 15  URL: http://www.dotech.com/geronimo/Apache_logos5.jpg
>>> Entry # 16  URL: http://eischen.free.fr/gero/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Links that need to be discussed:
>>> These entries use a headdress (which is a bunch of feathers).
>>> Entry # 7   URL: http://amethystpublishing.com/Apache%20Geronimo.htm
>>> Entry # 10  URL: http://www.structuredview.com/armitage/index.html
>>> Entry # 11  URL: http://www.media-style.com/geronimo/
>>>
>>> My personal preference on these is that they should be allowable.  I
>>> prefer to judge based on merit.  I think these are tastefully  
>>> done.  We
>>> need a ruling of the PRC on these.
>>>
>>>
>>> Links that are not compatible with the parameters established below:
>>> Entry # 6   URL: http://rainhousemedia.com/geronimo/
>>> Entry # 16  URL:
>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/ 
>>> geronimo.htm
>>>
>>> Links that no longer are functional and could not be verified:
>>> Entry # 5   URL: http://www.morpheuschameleon.net/GeronimoLogo/
>>> Entry # 8   URL: http://ericlegoff.homelinux.org/geronimo.html
>>>
>>> - Matt
>>>
>>> Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sep 30, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Matt Hogstrom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> The Logo contest has inspired many to get their creative juices
>>>>> flowing and put some great effort into designing some excellent
>>>>> artwork. Unfortunately, we can't use every one of the items  
>>>>> that  have
>>>>> been donated so we'll have to pare them down to a single winner.
>>>>>
>>>>> As of this morning there are 17 Entries posted on the Wiki.   
>>>>> They  can
>>>>> be found at http://wiki.apache.org/geronimo/LogoContest .
>>>>>
>>>>> I propose the following time line to bring this to a timely
>>>>> conclusion.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allow for last minute changes and additions to the logos so a vote
>>>>> can be taken on a finite set of entries.  This will be a one week
>>>>> period ending at: 23:59 PDT on October 8th.
>>>>>
>>>>> A one week period for voting by members on the dev and user   
>>>>> Geronimo
>>>>> lists.  A voting format will be posted to the list to make   
>>>>> tabulating
>>>>> the results easier.  This will come out on Friday  October 7th.
>>>>>
>>>>> Give one week for votes on the final sets of artwork from 00:01
>>>>> Saturday October 8th through 00:01 PDT Saturday October 15th.    
>>>>> During
>>>>> this time, discussion is welcome on the various entries on  the  
>>>>> dev
>>>>> list.  Please make sure we keep them in a single thread.
>>>>>
>>>>> As indicated on the Wiki, the PPMC is responsible for the final
>>>>> selection but the voting and feedback from the community is   
>>>>> critical
>>>>> to making the best choice.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> s/PPMC/PMC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And I'd like to pre-filter based on the PRC guidelines.  I've been
>>>> discussing with them, and I've asked that they produce a final  
>>>> set of
>>>> guidelines.  However, the important one for us will be :
>>>>
>>>> "logo should not incorporate Native American images or
>>>> existing cultural/religious symbolism.  However, new symbols that
>>>> merely evoke a native american theme (such as the feather) are  
>>>> fine."
>>>>
>>>> So I'd like to get rid of the ones that violate this guideline  
>>>> before
>>>> we have the community vote.
>>>>
>>>> geir
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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