On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Marc Paré
<marc@marcpare.com> wrote:
I think in the grand scheme of things, we should all acknowledge that should the name "Mageia" not work, that a name change would be a possibility, just as a logo change is still a possibility. We have seen this from many OSS firms who went through this process.
We should be careful in making the distro too "cottagey" or "home grown" in looks and flavour. I would suggest that the long term vision for the distro also include a commercial aspect. There should be a community driven distro and a commercial distro (read server). If we organise under these terms, then the choice of name, logo and branding changes.
A name and logo for the Mageia project should exude a community spirit as well a professional corporate spirit. Would a business have a problem repeating "We use the Mageia distro to run our servers and our desktops."? I personally think that the name is solid in this case, whether for community or corporate use. Side note: I prefer the "soft g" sound of the name --- " Mah jay ah " (more like the French "j'ai" sound) -- it sounds classy.
So, the logo should then follow suit and exude the same feeling. It should reflect both a feeling of community as well as bear the scrutiny of corporate world. Would they feel confident in hanging our shingle (read logo) on their website's front page? I too tend to sway more towards the simple logo concept. I don't personally think that a magic wand would not work in a corporate setting, this would then limit it's use. We would then have to adopt a corporate logo. I am not sure if this would make good sense as, in a way, we would then be fragmenting the distro. A solid logo for both, in my opinion, would make the most sense.
Marc