From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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To: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
Cc: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: the PostgreSQL Elephant |
Date: | 2004-07-12 20:51:46 |
Message-ID: | 20040712174935.B867@ganymede.hub.org |
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The logo was originally designed to go onto the PostgreSQL Merchandise, as
the Diamond one just didn't print ... to be honest, I have no clue *when*
it was first used for other, either as Inc logo, or Project, but it has
been in use for >4 years now, and is well known as being the PostgreSQL
logo ...
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 15:44, Josh Berkus wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>>> There is no conflict. If a company calls itself PostgreSQL, Inc., then
>>> it will logically use the PostgreSQL elephant as its logo. If you feel
>>> there is a conflict then the conflict is really a company calling
>>> itself PostgreSQL, Inc. That was not particularly wise, but I don't
>>> really consider it a problem. But the logo is really a much smaller
>>> subset problem.
>>
>> You missed part of Lamar's commentary: apparently the BEH logo belonged to
>> PostgreSQL Inc. and we started using it, not the other way around. So the
>> logo is theirs and we copied it.
>>
>> Which *definitely* wasn't smart.
>>
>
> Maybe I missed this part, but what is the origin of the logo we
> currently use? Ie. who wrote/drew it? where did they first submit it and
> for what purpose? Lamar stated pgsql.inc started using it first, but
> that doesn't mean it was designed for them. I see on the pgsql
> propoganda page a button from Jeff MacDonald with the logo with the note
> that he "Used Daniel's Elephant", which I believe refers to Daniel
> Lundin, though I don't recognize that name. Note also that that page
> indicates that those logo's are for the community, not the corporation,
> which in essence would mean that the company has posted that the logo is
> for the community.
>
>
> Robert Treat
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