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The naming of parts: Time for “Linux Inside”?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
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Names matter in free software. Just think of the number of electrons that have been spilt arguing over whether it's “Linux” or “GNU/Linux”. But is “Linux” catchy? The fact that few people have heard of it outside the rather specialised world of free software suggests not. Indeed, far more people have probably come across “Ubuntu”, which has taken on the role of the public face of GNU/Linux to a certain extent. That's good, in the sense that it has done valuable work promoting free software to the general public; but it's also unfortunate in that it has pushed the “Linux” name even further into the background.

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Scott_Ruecker Story submitter ·
You are most correct Glyn, we do need an umbrella "Your already running Linux" advertising campaign or some such. It would..it could give the Linux 'brand' the kick start it needs to get into the cultural lexicon.

It has been tried before...by people who had great ideas. I'm going to stick to growing the LXer "brand" methinks.

;-)
cr ·
Design-wise, that (no doubt trademarked) "Intel Inside" swirl can be morphed into something more like the profile of the head of the penguin on LinuxToday, at least to the top end of the ribbon becoming a sharp beak. Maybe the text inside can read "Linux Everywhere".

If that inspires someone to sketch it out, good; I haven't done real logo design in decades.
helios ·
Getting the artwork done is simple. I have the resources to get this done....now how are we going to get the manufactures to use it?

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