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This seems like a cool idea. You might want to check with a lawyer about the logo up top though, thats definitely GitHub's octocat hiding behind Apple's Termina
by russell_h 16y ago
This seems like a cool idea. You might want to check with a lawyer about the logo up top though, thats definitely GitHub's octocat hiding behind Apple's Terminal.app logo.
- chrisbaglieri 16y agoYeah, working on that too. Our creative juices started to run dry after the weekend sprint. We'll refresh that in the coming days.
- scalyweb 16y agoMight want to make that sooner than just "in the coming days."
- mcav 16y agoOne thing I've learned from reading HN over the years: Few things kill the buzz of a new site like the introduction of legal/copyright issues.
- Raphael 16y agoI don't see the big deal; it's cosmetic. The logo's easy to remove. I can't imagine significant damages. Legal issues are only a problem when the content is infringing, such as video uploads.
- mcav 16y agoI agree, it shouldn't overshadow other stuff. But that's the odd thing about those kinds of issues -- they tend to overshadow the work anyway.
- kenneth_reitz 16y agoNo need to consult a lawyer, just open an issue at http://support.github.com http://support.github.com and ask if it's okay.
- getsat 16y agoNo need to do that, they've pointed out in the past that it's a stock image they've bought the rights to use and can not authorize others to use it. I forget where I read this, but it was someone asking the same thing. I might have been on HN, actually.
- defunkt 16y agoGitHub now owns the octocat art.
- getsat 16y agoCool! Congrats on finally getting it. :-)
- escoz 16y agoYou guys should seriously think about allowing other projects to use the octocat when the projects are associated to github. it would be a nice way of everybody having a common "icon", much like twitter has the bird. I know people can link to github, but that's not always possible (mobile apps?) even though people use github..
- Raphael 16y agoTwitter previously used some stock bird art, but the logo was just the bubble letters. Now they have an original bird logo. But 3rd party Twitter stuff can use arbitrary bird art, or maybe the old stock one since it's unclear who owns it. I think a good solution would be a new open license logo, like the Minefield logo as opposed to the restricted Firefox logo.
- tjogin 16y agogithacking left me with the impression that it was an official github thing, because of the octocat.
- chrisbaglieri 16y ago@defunkt We'll get on that ASAP. Nothin' but love.