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> I see it as part of their charm - speaks to the homebrew, grassroots, piecemeal nature of them. Which also incidentally are words many people would not want

> I see it as part of their charm - speaks to the homebrew, grassroots, piecemeal nature of them. Which also incidentally are words many people would not want their projects to be associated with. > git did this recently too. I preferred the tree-eating monster and vertical logo - it had so much more character and soul than the current look does. The old one might have had "character" but the new one looks professional and the whole new image that git has nowadays makes it a ton easier to pitch to non developers. Why does the whole idea of appearing "professional" have such a bad attitude among certain developers?

_delirium 13y ago
> Which also incidentally are words many people would not want their projects to be associated with. Then those people can use different logos for their projects?
- the_mitsuhiko 13y ago
  > Then those people can use different logos for their projects? They are. FreeBSD and git for instance changed their logos. Everybody is free to use a logo of their choosing, but they have to accept that others will make comments about them.
  - _delirium 13y ago
    Sure, and I can make comments about how git's new logo looks unprofessional, like a logo of a freemium Android game. But is this a good use of our time?
kristopolous 13y ago
I don't think it's about professionalism. It's about aligning the presentation with the reality. I believe such designs are appropriate and well-suited for all-volunteer, community-run projects and there should be no generalized push to change them. git may not have been the best example - but I did really like the monster.
michaelt 13y ago
Why does the whole idea of appearing "professional" have such a bad attitude among certain developers? Professionals get paid, so professional projects need to make money somehow. If someone plans to make money, and I can't see how they plan to make money, and they offer me something for free, I gotta wonder if they're going to start charging me, discontinue or pivot the project.

_delirium 13y ago

> Which also incidentally are words many people would not want their projects to be associated with. Then those people can use different logos for their projects?

the_mitsuhiko 13y ago
> Then those people can use different logos for their projects? They are. FreeBSD and git for instance changed their logos. Everybody is free to use a logo of their choosing, but they have to accept that others will make comments about them.
- _delirium 13y ago
  Sure, and I can make comments about how git's new logo looks unprofessional, like a logo of a freemium Android game. But is this a good use of our time?

kristopolous 13y ago

I don't think it's about professionalism. It's about aligning the presentation with the reality. I believe such designs are appropriate and well-suited for all-volunteer, community-run projects and there should be no generalized push to change them. git may not have been the best example - but I did really like the monster.

michaelt 13y ago

Why does the whole idea of appearing "professional" have such a bad attitude among certain developers? Professionals get paid, so professional projects need to make money somehow. If someone plans to make money, and I can't see how they plan to make money, and they offer me something for free, I gotta wonder if they're going to start charging me, discontinue or pivot the project.