[advocacy-discuss] OpenSolaris "Phoenix" Mascot

[Patrick Finch]

Hi Richard,

You may have missed Dan Roberts' mail on a mascot, here:
http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=54583&tstart=0


regards

Patrick



Richard Frost wrote:
> I am aware that this is a topic that goes back to 2005 from what I can 
> see on google results..
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> But I do think the time is now that the OpenSolaris community agrees on 
> a mascot and brand identity to push OpenSolaris which really is making 
> huge leaps forward now.
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> The first mascot that came to my mind was a Phoenix. Probably rising out 
> of the Solaris "flames" that shows a rebirth of Solaris, an evolution of 
> its past heritage, a symbol of strength and power.
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> I googled "phoenix" and OpenSolaris and found many hits going way back 
> to 2005, many people saw it as an obvious choice.
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> I wonder what people think of the idea?
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> I am aware of the legal problems with "Phoenix Technologies" but I dont 
> see that as a problem.
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> I am not that impressed with existing branding attempts such as "open 
> solaris bubbles etc" which seem vague and boring and looks like 
> something youd buy at a hippy market ;-)
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> The current use of the "iconic flames" for solaris is a good idea and 
> could be incorporated in a phoenix mascot.
> 
> Is there any official effort underway from Sun to seriously brand 
> OpenSolaris at the moment?
> 
> Cheers
> Richard Frost
> Adelaide, South Australia
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