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The FreeBSD Project recently announced a public competition to design a new Project logo.

This appears to be driven largely by a desire to become overly politically correct. As per the competition statement (http://logo-contest.freebsd.org/announce.txt):

"Historically, the FreeBSD Project have used a characterized daemon as a mascot, and displayed it on our web site with the text "FreeBSD" as our logo. This character sometimes treated with misinterpreted in the religious and cultural context. And this daemon character seems cute from somebody's point of view, but somebody may think which does not suit for the professional products to indicate that are using the FreeBSD inside. So, we decide to call for a new logo design which is identifiable as the Project's logo, can be used on the professional products, and is very cool :-)"

Indeed, Beastie is a mascot, nothing more. Making a change due to the whims of a few selfish people with vested religious interests is not a good thing, and definitely not 'cool' for the FreeBSD community. Such an action sends a message to the these few that their concern was correct, and justifies their actions. This is not the case, and sets a dangerous precedent.

The goal of this petition is to collect enough votes to send a message to the FreeBSD Project administrators that they keep our mascot -- modernize the image, change it, update it, but do not replace it. After all, the FreeBSD Project is driven by the community, and this decision is no different in nature.

Please vote.

2527 Signatures

  • Brian S
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    • Just because someone who thinks he is a big wheel thinks it is a good idea to change dose not make it so. Think about it. You will be sorry in the long run.
  • illy
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    • В
  • Nathan J
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    • Save Charlie!
  • Andrew F
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    • Don't loose a great mascot because of Political Correctness going too far
  • Trevor M
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    • Leave Beastie alone.
  • Nash B
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    • IMHO the FreeBSD daemon is the best logo of any Free OS - don't change it!
  • Josh
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    • It's been a daemon for as long as I can remember, we should keep it that way!...hey at least its not a pengiun!..or a puffer-fish!
  • Graham B
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    • Go Beastie !!!
  • Albert
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    • What are you going to change it to, something silly like a Penguin??
  • Sam W
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    • В
  • Malisa
  • Andrey V. K
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    • В
  • Matso
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    • В
  • Greg P
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    • PC-BSD
  • Deborah G
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    • He's too cute to get rid of!
  • John R
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    • Be rational about this, please.
  • Dave S
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    • PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not change the mascot!!
  • billy n
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    • save beastie
  • David R. S
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    • Save BEASTIE!!! Do not cave!!
  • Mr. Dave S
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    • Please don't change the BSD mascot!
  • Karla S
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    • В
  • Couturier R
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    • French user (Petite mascotte tu me plais tu me plais)
  • Couturier R
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    • French user (Petite mascotte tu me plais tu me plais)
  • Felipe V
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    • been using it for 5 years now, knew it way back before, always asociate it with the product, after all, the system is one big daemon. if u change it now it will be a hybrid, the daemon has its own personality.
  • Daniel Andrade Costa S
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    • That would be ridiculous to change it!!!!! Keep the Beastie
  • Nicolas R
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    • I don't use FreeBSD but if Beastie is removed because it can look satanist, Tux can be in danger because some people would not offense the ones who want to free the animals.
  • Kelly C
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    • Get a life! Is that seriously your biggest concern in life?? Why don't you try fighting for something worth while that more people than just your selfish self can benefit from!
  • Kyle
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    • Keep the tradition and stick with what's original. "Unprofessional" as the daemon logo may seem, but it reminds us of who are the kind of people that helped defined *BSD.
  • P. C
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    • Do not give in to the demons of the religious orthodoxy. Their ideology will, in time, relegate the human civilization to a fate worse than death: that of a mindless zombie.
  • P. C
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    • Do not give in to the demons of the religious orthodoxy. Their ideology will, in time, relegate the human civilization to a fate worse than death: that of a mindless zombie.
  • Morehodov Andrej G
  • Marius Kazemekaitis aka c
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    • В
  • Audrius S
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    • Keep it real!
  • Sebastian
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    • В
  • Gaston P
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    • В
  • Nick P
  • Brendan R
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    • Don't change it; the old one is perfect!
  • Steve P
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    • say no to religious zealotry!
  • Miguel Angel S
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    • В
  • Miguel Angel S
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    • В
  • Walter
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    • I understand the logo might have needed to be "stylized" (simplified) but Beastie should have been retained. Bring back Beastie... 'o[
  • Brandon B
  • Jared L
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    • Viva la Old Logo!
  • Abraham R
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    • the new logo is lame lame lame
  • Brian S
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    • There was nothing wrong with good 'ol beastie.
  • Vasily K
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    • He's cute.
  • Owen M
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    • В
  • Kasper
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    • tut tut
  • Massimo B
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    • The new one logo, in the colorful version it's horrible!
  • Francesco M
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    • FreeBSD sysadmin, University of Messina (Italia)