On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Robyn Bergeron <robyn.bergeron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 04:09:48PM -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote: >>> Hi Marketeers, >>> >>> There is still some time left before a final slogan is required for >>> the Fedora release web site. (Currently we use the slogan "Fire it >>> up" from the Fedora 10 release.) >>> >>> However, during the intervening period since we collected slogans, the >>> artwork for Fedora 11 has changed significantly, dropping virtually >>> all of the design elements on which we based our slogan guidance. >>> This is not a negative comment; in fact, I really like the new >>> artwork, which is quite different from the earlier versions that I >>> liked as well. You might think I'm easy to please, but there are >>> plenty of people who know me that will tell you otherwise! ;-) I >>> prefer to think that our Artwork team just does consistently great >>> work. >>> >>> Now the artwork features a lion (which is appropriate given the >>> etymology of the F11 release name, "Leonidas"). Since we try to tie >>> the slogan to the artwork, I've come up with some candidates. I would >>> like to open the door for 48 hours for more suggestions. At the end >>> of the process, I'll look at the total list and pick from it. >>> >>> I've updated the wiki and invite you to put in suggestions. *Please* >>> look at the ground rules and try your best to stick to them. If you >>> think your previous slogan should be considered, feel free to just >>> copy it to the new table. >>> >>> I'll look at the results on Saturday night or Sunday and touch base >>> with the list with some thoughts. Thanks everyone! >>> >>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F11_release_slogan >> >> Thus far I really like "Lead the pack" the best -- but I'm going to >> hold this over for another 24 hours just in case someone comes in with >> a fantastic late-breaking entry. >> > > I like this one; however, I'd like to point out that lions travel in > prides... and wolves / wild dogs travel in packs. I'm not really a > nitpicker, and I think it sounds good, but other people (those much > more vocal than I :) ) may point out that the group of animals name > doesn't exactly match up with the lion, and make a big woop-dee-doo > about it. Just sayin' :) > > Of course, "pride" does have some nice double-entendre action going > for it, so things like > "Lead with Pride" (or Lead the Pride?) would probably work well... > "Run with Pride" would have a nice double-meaning (run the OS with > pride, run with the pride of lions) - but I think the preferable thing > would be to imply leadership (with lead) rather than being with the > group (running with... not necessarily ahead). "Innovate with Pride" > could work too... "Create with Pride" ...Okay, that one sounds like a > label my mother would have sewn into my clothing at age 5, but I'm > just throwing ideas out here that fit with the image. :) > > I'll add to the wiki, thoughts welcome... I love making last minute > suggestions. Doh! > > -Robyn > In my infinite wisdom, I failed to read the whole wiki page (yeah, I do that sometimes) - so I'd like to wholeheartedly endorse mizmo's "Lead the Pride" suggestion. My viewpoint is simply that there are a lot of negative nancy's out there who might be mean, cruel and heartless about the mixture of the word "pack" with the image of a lion. On their blogs, in the press, etc.... -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
