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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] Logo proposals discussion</H1>
<B>George J. Walsh</B>
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<I>Sun Nov 21 20:35:01 CET 2010</I>
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Well said, Wolfgang .... if the name Mageia is intended to suggest
magic, then surely part of magic lies in the 'art' of making the complex
appear simple which is the loftiest goal of Linux, is it not?
George
On Sun, 2010-11-21 at 15:20 +0100, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
><i> 2010/11/21 Oliver Burger <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">oliver.bgr at googlemail.com</A>>:
</I>><i> > What do all the others? What does the logo at the upper right of this page
</I>><i> > say: <A HREF="http://www.deutsche-bank.de/index.htm">http://www.deutsche-bank.de/index.htm</A>
</I>><i> > Nothing? But still, it's the biggest bank in Germany...
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</I>><i> Well, actually the DB logo does say something. The square resembles
</I>><i> the safe vault, the slash is the slash of the percent character,
</I>><i> standing for interest wins. That's the explanation of the designer who
</I>><i> created it. The original was a square with a roof and the complete
</I>><i> percent character inside.
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</I>><i> And, as Thorsten wrote, the creator of this cauldron logo also
</I>><i> explains the meaning.
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</I>><i> What strikes me most is the simplicity. A 3-year old can take a stick
</I>><i> and scratch it in the sand.
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