[openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
- From: "Jess Tipton" <Shed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:55:39 CST
dude your a retard you cant do colors or set ups like that .
This team is not only disorganized but nothing but a hate fest OBOS
needs & name & we need to work on ui skins if it will be supported
logos are Bs till we have a name that wont become a legal problem. if
the flames keep up you can all go to hell
- SHED
>
>Oh, my bad, you've added the useless transparency behind the file
manager
>window. Everything else is essentially BeOS R5.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jess Tipton
>Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:48 PM
>To: openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
>
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>you obviously have didnt look at my R6 pictures & you cannot do this
>with current systems
>- SHED
>
>>
>>Why? These are just the current BeOS with a different color applied?
>>People can do this currently with BeOS and it demonstrates absolutely
>>NOTHING this group is working on.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Guy
>>Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 7:09 PM
>>To: openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
>>
>>
>>
>>jeff, i want 2 of your screen shots in the artpack, can you quickly
>tell me
>>which ones to download from your site?
>>(or quickly upload to the ftp?)
>>
>>im closing the pack right now..
>>
>>guy.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jess Tipton" <Shed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 00:56
>>Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
>>
>>
>>>
>>> sorry I agree with your logo concept but your logo on the green bay
>is
>>> poor & low res, I would like our logo & UI to be of a cleaner &
>stright
>>> forward nature but by the same token not cartoony as Be's icons
have
>>> previously been. again I will offer my wallpapers Icons & ui
designs
>as
>>> show. Along with others I do agree we need a new name. while the
>legals
>>> where hased out at soem point saying BeOS the trade mark was not
>owned
>>> by Palm things may have change & while we want to keep ties to Be's
>>> reputation for speed stability & ease of use we need our own
>identity.
>>> I also agree that a "Mascot" is a bad idea. While we do want to
>market
>>> to average home users the ease of use should speak for it's self.
no
>>> one is going to walk through a store or dl an OS off the net just
>cuz
>>> it has a cute bear logo - or a cuddley cat. The few BeOS wallpapers
>>> that had Bee's in them where plain stupid & that is NOT what the BE
>in
>>> BeOS was about. it has nothing to do with an insect that most
people
>>> detest or fear. anyway enought ranting. my server is back up & i
>hope
>>> for good this time although the lines are still in question but
here
>>> again are a taste of my offering's. while rought they are still
good
>>> quality & I do a decent amount of design.
>>>
>>> http://24.72.15.175/bu/
>>>
>>>
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>>> >On Sunday 31 March 2002 16:04, you wrote:
>>> >
>>> >OK. I'll wait... a little impatiently, but I'll wait.
>>> >
>>> >Some commentary, though, on the subject of a logo.
>>> >
>>> >As I understand it, Palm purchased BeOS. Therefore, they own
BeOS,
>>> lock,
>>> >stock and barrel... this includes the trade name BeOS. I wonder
>where
>>> we
>>> >stand on legal issues? This is something we ought to settle
before
>>> someone
>>> >designs a logo using the BeOS trade name that we cannot use.
>>> >
>>> >One other item. This is only my opinion, but I really hate Tux,
>the
>>> penguin
>>> >logo for Linux.. I also hate Abby the ant, the logo for Abiword
>word
>>> >processor. I could go on ad nauseum, but you get the idea.
>>> >
>>> >What is it about stuffed animal type cartoon animal's? Take a
look
>at
>>> >Microsoft's logos... none of them are cute little critters. Few
of
>>> the more
>>> >successful software packages use anything like that. They are
>>> generally
>>> >simple graphic designs
>>> >
>>> >Not to toot my own horn, but take a look at my own efforts on the
>>> opening
>>> >page of my webzine: http:www.thegreenbayweb.com. I used the Intel
>386
>>> >processor and the 387 co-processor in my logo because it was the
>first
>>> true
>>> >multi-processor in general circulation... also, incidently, the
>lowest
>>> level
>>> >processor that Linux can run on. Linux was then the only viable
>>> alternative
>>> >to Windows 95 available... at least as far as I knew. I chose the
>>> color
>>> >green, again, as a retro attempt. Those of you here who are old
>like
>>> me may
>>> >rember the old green monitors that things like the Televideo 608
>>> generally
>>> >came with. I used an Old-English type font to emulate the printed
>>> newspaper
>>> >titles that I hope to replace with my webzine concept. My hope is
>to
>>> expand,
>>> >change the format a bit and put the Green Bay Press Gazette out of
>>> >business.... hey, I can dream, can't I?
>>> >
>>> >A logo should say something about the item or company it
>represents.
>>> If we
>>> >use a cute little cartoon bee, what are we saying about Open BeOS?
>>> >
>>> >I guess I am a proponant of more serious-looking logos. Open BeOS
>>> should be
>>> >sharp, efficient, and businesslike. If we are going to challenge
>>> Microsoft
>>> >as well as LInux and BSD, our OS must be all that and more. The
>logo
>>> should
>>> >reflect that.
>>> >
>>> >Now, if I offended anyone's efforts, please remember that I have
>yet
>>> to see
>>> >any of your work due to server problems... but let the flaming
>begin
>>> anyway,
>>> >I invited it!
>>> >
>>> >Dale
>>> >
>>> >> The forum is now on a free webhost, but soon it'll move to a pay
>>> one... So
>>> >> i guess the problems will (or should) be solved.
>>> >>
>>> >> debro
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Dale Raby" <daleraby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:56 PM
>>> >> Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
>>> >>
>>> >> > debro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> >> > >http://openbetalk.host.sk
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >Check out the forum!
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >debro
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >----- Original Message -----
>>> >> > >From: "David Goodrich" <goodrich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> > >To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> > >Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 8:24 PM
>>> >> > >Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Design Stuff ... and more
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have been unable to register, login, or view any of the
>topics
>>> on the
>>> >> > CDT forum. It takes about five minutes just to load the index
>>> page with
>>> >> > a 56K modem, and when I try to view any of the topics or hit
>any
>>> link
>>> >> > within this page, my browser simply times out.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Is this a common problem?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > If it is, I may have a solution:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > http://www.thegreenbayweb.com/forums
>>> >> >
>>> >> > This is my domain. There are two other websites there in
>addition
>>> to
>>> >> > mine, and, so far as I am aware, no other forums. The server
>has
>>> a
>>> >> > broadband cable connection and the other tennants don't seem
to
>be
>>> >> > drawing large numbers of visitors... or at least I seldom seem
>to
>>> have
>>> >> > problems logging in.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I don't know how this would work or if there are requirements
I
>am
>>> >> > unaware of, but if it would help, I will be happy to create an
>>> Open BeOS
>>> >> > forum on this BBS for us.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any comments?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [dale's signature]
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Dale A. Raby
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