What about a goldfish jumping from a bowl? Make it a simple pencil image and it could look stunning but makes a point about 'openess'....

....until it hits the deck and suffocates....d'oh


kinda goes with the Orangeness of the forum too

I'll draw one up.

(openSUSE mascot is a chameleon)

Maemo is an OS and thus needs an OS-tan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-tan

Oh, I saw just in google search blurb that its name was Geeko, so I just assumed it was a gecko, but yes you are right it is a chameleon after i read more. That was confusing

FYI, I just sent this to the community email list:

There's been a lot of talk on this subject but little or no action, so I decided to start now and maybe beg forgiveness later.

Toni Nikkanen has graciously agreed to allow use of his photos from the Maemo Summit 2009, so for the sake of theming and continuity I have extended the theme on the maemo.org community flyer (http://maemo-daemons.org/maemo-org_c...er2_Maemo5.pdf) to products like tee shirts, mugs, et al.

You can view a mockup of a maemo.org storefront here: http://www.cafepress.com/cynicalsigns/7050511

Some things to keep in mind:

• Nothing shown is absolutely final. I am still incorporating feedback on the flyer, and discussing photos with Toni... as well as experimenting on cafepress.
• There is no final decision on a store provider. I am using cafepress for example only. Zazzle is another alternative, as is a community-run custom store. For now cafepress works well for proof-of-concept.
• Members are welcome to order from the prototype store, but I offer no guarantees of product quality. Any money made will first help defray my store costs ($7 USD per month) and then go into a fund for maemo.org outreach activities (flyer materials, etc) which I am currently paying out of my own pocket.
• I am awaiting thoughts from maemo.org/Nokia employees and the council on the best solution for this need going forward. That includes store accounts, paypal, etc. Hello people!
• Discussion on a maemo.org mascot continues (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=28965) 7 months after inception. That's just crazy. There was a suggestion to base it off a Finnish newt (natural orange and black coloration) and personally I think that's a winner. I will create a design that follows the "ae" of the text logo and float it for consideration..

In summary, enough chat, time for work. I don't mind doing it at all; I love this stuff. And if anyone takes issue with what I do, let the flames commence-- but be prepared to offer a solid alternative otherwise I'm deaf.


Randall (Randy) Arnold
maemo.org community council

Initially, when SuSE was still German, they used to call the mascot Kröte (Toad). But it's really a chameleon.

Something I threw together tonight, could use a little refinement maybe:



Overlaid on "ae" of mamo.org to show how it loosely follows.

Edit: this is the female depiction of the Great Crested Newt. I wanted to keep it simple and the male's crest just adds too much.

Salmon are known for being endangered in a shrinking environment. So that's also appropriate

I can't draw, but how about a prairie dog? They are friendly and gregarious and cute and communicative. I picture one having climbed up out of its hole, standing on two legs and eagerly looking at the world beyond.

I'm at the point where I don't care if it's a two-headed tumbleweed-- SOMEthing needs to be selected one way or another, or I'm just gonna stick an orange blob on graphics and call it the maemo.org tribble.