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From: "Theo Richel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I am a very dedicated user of Mysql, but I am somewhat disappointed that
you
> chose the dolphin for your logo because of the good nature of this animal.
> [...]
> Unlike most animal killers, which eat their prey, dolphins seem to have
> murderous urges unrelated to the need for food'.
I suppose that with intelligence also comes the concept of "having a bad
day"..... ;-)
You will agree though that in the public's perception, dolphin's are very
much liked and perceived as good natured animals. Of course this is a "cute
& fuzzy" view of reality. But so what?
For instance, do you like koalas? Of course you do. They're cute, soft,
furry animals, right? Wrong. They're smelly, bad tempered dudes, their fur
is quite rough, and the only reason they don't scratch or bite you straight
away (and they have serious claws!) is that their foodsource (eucalypt) does
not leave them with a lot of energy, so they're pretty dopey most of the
time.
Still, everybody loves them!
As for choosing logos, how about that philosophical GNU gnu? Have you ever
met a real gnu face to face? They're bad tempered, meeting them is bad news.
You do not want to meet one, and if you do, there's no time for philosophy:
you back away and get out. But, isn't it a great logo!
Ditto for the Perl camel. Everybody knows they have moods and bad attitude.
This doesn't seem to reflect badly on Perl, does it?
There is some public image for every animal, and nearly all of them will be
warped (ie. factually wrong). Acknowledging that, is there a real problem
with it? Shouldn't kids play with those stuffed toys because it might give
them the wrong idea? And, shouldn't we use any animal logos whatsoever for
the same reason? That seems a bit harsh.... especially since marketing is
all about perception.
I like the new MySQL logo, simply on artistic grounds. It looks good.
Disregarding the fuzzy/biology argument for the moment, don't you think it
looks good?
Regards, Arjen.
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