[vorbis] Re: [advocacy] current tshirt/slogan submissions

[Monty]

On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:48:09AM -0500, Reuben Martin wrote:
> Two notes on my T-shirt design...
> 
>   Had I known there was an official logo/font for the Ogg Vorbis and Xiph I
> would have used it. Sorry if this causes any problems. :o)
> 
> #ifdef Stand_on_SoapBox
> 
>   As for the phenomenon vs. standard I think I may want to explain. It seems
> that whenever the media reports on Ogg (or ANY open source project for that
> matter) they often use the word phenomenon to describe it. Phenomenon in the
> sense that a successful open source project is a bizarre, random and obscure
> event. As if to say "Take a good look while you can, because you'll never
> see this again." I don't know about you, but I find this rather irritating.
> I wanted to stress that open source is not something that is just out there
> for college students to experiment with, but rather a tool that it being
> used to set *standards* and raise the bar of quality in the software
> development community. I imagine that I'm preaching to the choir though...
> 
> #end if

My only objection to 'phenomenon' was the syllabic length of the word.  I suggest 'movement' to replace it.

Monty

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