+1 to the parrot. <br>It seems a lot more 'friendly' than an alien, and its less used than a Polar Bear or a Dolphin. <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Negus</b> <
<a href="mailto:cnegus@rucls.net">cnegus@rucls.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 13:27 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote:
<br>> Hehe, this is part of the reason why I started drawing aliens. Of course<br>> now that I think about it, aliens can have some pretty bad connotations<br>> too (abducting people, wreaking havoc for farmers with crop circles,
<br>> etc.) ;)<br><br>I like the alien idea, taking into account that the "wreaking<br>havoc"-type issues need to be handled carefully.<br><br>The idea of an alien mascot made me think of a chat I was having with
<br>Seth Vidal the Sunday morning of FUDCON Boston (while waiting for<br>late-night revelers to straggle in). He was talking about how science<br>fiction often foreshadows later technical innovations (such as modern<br>cell phones being modeled after Star Trek communicators).
<br><br>If you do it right, an alien mascot could represent the Fedora<br>aspirations of always bringing the latest technical innovations. I have<br>an image of a cool, brilliant, slightly-shy alien gently offering<br>secrets of the universe to interested earthlings. Making him humble can
<br>help overcome the fear-of-abduction imagery.<br><br>Myths could arise about how certain new technology breakthroughs came<br>after developers consulted with this alien. Good stories can help spark<br>imagination and prompt people to remember the pursuits of a project,
<br>even more than a logo or a single word that is not a hat.<br><br>-- Chris Negus<br><br>--<br>Fedora-marketing-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com">Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com</a>
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