From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:45817) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROlGg-00051i-Il for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:11:19 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROlGf-00062a-GR for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:11:18 -0500 Received: from v220110690675601.yourvserver.net ([78.47.199.172]:41358) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ROlGf-00062Q-Bu for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:11:17 -0500 Message-ID: <4EBCCA61.60405@weilnetz.de> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:10:25 +0100 From: Stefan Weil MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4EBC4BBD.8040404@codemonkey.ws> In-Reply-To: <4EBC4BBD.8040404@codemonkey.ws> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU Mascot Contest List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Anthony Liguori Cc: qemu-devel Am 10.11.2011 23:10, schrieb Anthony Liguori: > Hi > > We're long over due for a mascot for QEMU. Our wiki is nice, but is > missing that bit of pizzazz that a spiffy logo brings. I can't think > of a better time than the 1.0 release to create one either. > > Having given it some thought and discussing it with a few people, > there seems to be an obvious mascot: an Emu named Q. > > Now you might say to yourself, "Isn't an Emu a big stupid flightless > bird?". On the contrary, Emu's are elegant and incredibly > fast--easily reaching speeds over 30mph. They may look a bit silly, > but they're a force to be reckon with having some of the strongest > legs in the animal kingdom. With razor sharp claws, they can rip > through metal fencing with no problem. > > But there's only one problem with Q--we need someone to create an > image of him! I thought it would be a fun part of the 1.0 release to > have a logo competition to create an official image of Q. > > So break out Gimp, Inkscape, or your favorite image editor and submit > an icon for consideration! If we get enough proposals over the next > couple weeks, we'll setup a vote before the 1.0 release. > > To submit an icon, just sent an email to qemu-devel with the icon and > include an [ICON] tag in the subject. The only real rules are that > the license must be an open license that allows redistribution of > derived works. SVG images are certainly preferred. > > I'm excited to see what people come up with! Happy Gimping! > > Regards, > > Anthony Liguori > Hello Anthony, there is already my QEMU Icon Contest page (http://qemu.weilnetz.de/icon/) where I'll publish any new proposal. I already tried to design a Q emu icon and stopped it again: it's not in the least trivial to design an emu with a Q in 16 x 16 pixels. So I'm really curious what people will send in. Regards, Stefan Weil