>From the peanut gallery: someone had complained that the owl as a mascot disregarded the Yiddish origin of the term "Maven." How about naming the owl something like Abraham, Jacob, or Moses? :D
Matt On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 5:05 AM, Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-final-large.png > > When I created this owl, I gave it the name "Couché Tard" which is a french > nickname for an owl (literal translation: "Sleeps Late").... > > Early versions of this owl have ended up with the nickname "Shotgun Owl" > due to the belly feathers being white in the initial versions, which some > people thought made it look like it had been shot. > > Some people feel that we shouldn't name a mascot... > > As creator of the graphic, I could force the issue... but I would much > rather if the community has a name that the community wants. > > Please provide your suggestions in this thread. If the owl is adopted as a > mascot, we will have a second vote thread to confirm its name. > > I personally recommend a gender neutral name. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
