[OpenStack-DefCore] DefCore Team Mascot

Nikhil Komawar nik.komawar at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 01:36:40 UTC 2016


Unicorn (in a good & cute way).


On 7/26/16 7:11 PM, Rob Hirschfeld wrote:
> Oh! These are so good! I can't resist adding... I propose a mushroom.
>
>
> On 07/26/2016 06:02 PM, Chris Hoge wrote:
>> According to the guidelines provided by the mascot team, it needs to be
>> a naturally occurring animal or feature. That rules out some things, but I
>> could see Egle’s idea of an elephant holding a banner in its trunk fitting
>> the requirements.
>>
>> "Mascots are unique to each project, and are available on a first-come,
>> first-served basis. You can select a mascot from the natural world: 
>> animals, plants, fish, birds, or natural features such as a mountain or
>> waterfall. Here are a few guidelines:
>>
>> * Each project mascot must be distinct in stylized cartoon 
>>   illustrations. Therefore, if one team chooses a “squirrel,”
>>   another team can’t choose a "chipmunk.”
>> * Project mascots may not duplicate creatures or visual
>>   elements currently associated with an organization in
>>   OpenStack’s ecosystem. For example, SUSE uses a
>>   chameleon. Project teams would not be able to select a
>>   chameleon or similar-looking creature (such as a gecko),
>>   but a Komodo Dragon is fine.
>> * Human-made items such as houses, cars, manufactured
>>   objects, and people are not allowed.
>> * The mascot must be generally identifiable for a global audience.
>> * The mascot should not be specific to an individual creature
>>   or location—selecting “a mountain” or “a waterfall” is OK, but
>>   “Mount Fuji” or “Niagara Falls” is not.”
>>
>> http://www.openstack.org/project-mascots
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>> On Jul 26, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Radcliffe, Mark <Mark.Radcliffe at dlapiper.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How about a manticore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manticore. It  is a "hybrid" and certainly represents the complexity of DefCore.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rochelle Grober [mailto:rochelle.grober at huawei.com] 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:52 PM
>>> To: AlanClark; defcore-committee at lists.openstack.org
>>> Subject: Re: [OpenStack-DefCore] DefCore Team Mascot
>>>
>>> I see an Alice in Wonderland rabbit in tunic with standard.  But I don't think we can do that.  Then again, a rabbit isn't a mythical beast.  Just it being dressed is.
>>>
>>> --Rocky
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AlanClark [mailto:aclark at suse.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:02 PM
>>> To: defcore-committee at lists.openstack.org
>>> Subject: Re: [OpenStack-DefCore] DefCore Team Mascot
>>>
>>> what about "A Standard Bearer".  With a graphic artist one could come up with a pretty clever figure.
>>> -AlanClark
>>>
>>> On 07/26/2016 02:52 PM, Chris Hoge wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> This is a bit late and we’re short on time, but if you have any ideas 
>>>> for a DefCore mascot[1][2], please submit them to this thread or 
>>>> directly to me, and I'll send them on to the Foundation for review.
>>>>
>>>> My suggestion is an Oak Tree, with the roots representing our 
>>>> foundation in upstream OpenStack and the branches reaching out over 
>>>> the entire community.
>>>>
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>> [1] 
>>>> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2016-July/099046.ht
>>>> ml [2] http://www.openstack.org/project-mascots
>>>>
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Nikhil




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