Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-03 Thread Ryan T. Sammartino
On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 01:23:17PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote: > Since Cygnus is no longer a viable entity, it doesn't make sense to > publicize it. Good point, but it might be nice from a "historical" perspective. Also, I just plain like swans better than otters, but "de gustibus non est d

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-03 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 08:28:30AM -0800, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote: >On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:41:11PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >> The key design criterion are: >> 2) Must be related to, in an easily interpretable fashion, the Cygwin >> net release project. >> >> Something interesting and hu

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-03 Thread Ryan T. Sammartino
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:41:11PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > The key design criterion are: > 2) Must be related to, in an easily interpretable fashion, the Cygwin > net release project. > > Something interesting and humorous is probably best. > I would vote myself for some kind of Swan (Cy

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... > > Hmm. Deja vu. I think I've made this suggestion before for similar > reasons. I can't remember the context, though. Probably. Sounds 100% reasonable too. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/m

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 05:04:28PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>I think something new would be best, actually. I hate to say it, but >>we'd probably even be safest if the artist assigned the rights for the >>drawing t

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think something new would be best, actually. I hate to say it, but > we'd probably even be safest if the artist assigned the rights for the > drawing to Red Hat. Thats up to you, of course. For setup itself I'm hap

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 03:57:56PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >=== >- Original Message - >From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I was thinking something more cartoony but not as anthropomorphic >> as the other suggestion. >> > >What about >http://www.bronzepig.com/galler

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Robert Collins
=== - Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I was thinking something more cartoony but not as anthropomorphic > as the other suggestion. > What about http://www.bronzepig.com/gallery/mascots/ottersm.jpg ? I was actually thinking that with 2K subscrbers..

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 11:35:17PM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 12:41:01PM -0500, Chris Faylor wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:41:11PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >> Actually, it's probably not feasible but my dream icon would involve >> an otter. Linus Torvalds l

RE: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Robinow, David
How about http://vcl.ctrl-c.liu.se/vcl/Artists/Sandra-Gaeremynck/otter.gif ? Don't know about copyright though. -Original Message- From: Corinna Vinschen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: setup.exe splash s

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 12:41:01PM -0500, Chris Faylor wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:41:11PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > Actually, it's probably not feasible but my dream icon would involve > an otter. Linus Torvalds likes penguins. I like otters. What about http://www.tigress.com/lutr

Re: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:41:11PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >Firstly, the only prize is seeing your work used. > >We need an adaptation, or new creation, for the Cygwin Net Release >setup.exe. Gary has been following MS user interface guidelines in his >reworking of the windowing code, and we

RE: setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Gary R. Van Sickle
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Robert Collins [snip] > I'm looking for a graphic, 96 px wide, 179 px high (or thereabouts) to > replace that rectangle. It actually has to be 152 pixels wide by 290 pixels high, according to occaisi

setup.exe splash screen - mini-competition

2002-01-02 Thread Robert Collins
Firstly, the only prize is seeing your work used. We need an adaptation, or new creation, for the Cygwin Net Release setup.exe. Gary has been following MS user interface guidelines in his reworking of the windowing code, and we now have a wonderful white rectangle on the splash screen. I'm looki