Re: [Qemu-devel] Icon proposal: a carnival mask

[Jean-Michel POURE <jm@poure.com>]

> Masks and clowns give me the creeps. And the Carnival thing won't make
> sense to anyone in the U.S. Here, carnivals have more of a history of
> being freak shows and in modern times, just a traveling bunch of cheap
> imitations of big amusement park rides.

Personaly, it does not bother me to make a historical reference. The mask is 
not a reference to Disneyland but rather to Venizia canrival, where people 
change identities.

Also, the mask icon is quite different from other icons, in the hope that it 
"flashes the eye" on desktops:
http://www.freeoszoo.org/img/qemu_icon.png

Anyway, if there is a potential misunderstanding, I will forget about 
carnival. Does anyone share John understanding here?

> I like the Cheetah idea better, but I think there is Free Pascal
> compiler that uses the Cheetah mascot.
> Maybe a Gazelle, or a racecar or jackrabbit...

I like the idea of Gazelle, which is supposed to be fast and intelligent. When 
under attack, she is not running in the same direction, not like other 
animals... Also, she is quite light, same as QEMU design.

Thanks for your feedback. I will propose other logos in the next days, as I am 
quite busy with the FreeOsZoo site.

Kindest regards,
Jean-Michel