Freeware Logo Contest: Vote (please...)

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I cannot imagine a sillier waste of time.
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Other than spending your time pointing it out when you deem that others
are wasting their time, you mean?
 
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2. The Diskette Gift - by Clive Savage
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Three reasons.
It loads quickly.

Is in the spirit of freeware authors doing it for the "love of the game".

But most of all
The universal circle-slash on the others seems to say 'no' to things other
than freeware and is not in keeping with the appreciated acceptance of the
gift (and it is a gift) such is freeware.

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Vegard Krog Petersen to stdout:

I vote for:
15. Wings of freeware - by Ronald Sandee
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Since I don't post here daily, your point is moot. Go figure.
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I did say "pretty much," in describing your negative one liners.

It's a very sad person, Mike, who lives for nothing more than to
spread a poor attitude into an alt newsgroup. Consider getting a hobby
or something?? There are more meaningful things out there, for real.

[insert absurd one liner here]
 
I did say "pretty much," in describing your negative one liners.

It's a very sad person, Mike, who lives for nothing more than to
spread a poor attitude into an alt newsgroup. Consider getting a
hobby or something?? There are more meaningful things out there,
for real.
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Spoken like a true clueless numbskull. Go figure.
 
Vegard said:
Please take some time to study the contestants, make up your mind and
vote - they are are all listed here:

http://home.no/buffy2/

Voting process is the standard pricelessware one:
Respond to this thread and let only the line/entry for the image you
vote for be left:

2. The Diskette Gift - by Clive Savage
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Vegard said:
http://home.no/buffy2/
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What is this about?
Just trying to get the alt.comp.freeware (acf) group to agree on a
freeware symbol or logo. My intention was that it could be used on
freeware sites and in freeware programs. A "universally" recognizable
logo or symbol for freeware.
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I think an ACF logo is a great idea.

I have a few qualms about the *wording* on the current front-runner:
Wings of Freeware. The image is copyrighted to R.Sandee. It seems to me
an ACF logo should be copyrighted to ACF.

I don't like "absolute free software". No spyware, no adware, no
shareware does NOT imply *FREEWARE* as ACF defines it. I think it would
be better to have a logo showing "Freeware" and "alt.comp.freeware"
ONLY. If the logo is used by other sites it should be linked to the ACF
Ware Glossary.

my 2 cents. . .

Susan
 
http://home.no/buffy2/
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#15 from the web page.

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Susan said:
Vegard Krog Petersen wrote:

http://home.no/buffy2/



I think an ACF logo is a great idea.

I have a few qualms about the *wording* on the current front-runner:
Wings of Freeware. The image is copyrighted to R.Sandee. It seems to me
an ACF logo should be copyrighted to ACF.

I don't like "absolute free software". No spyware, no adware, no
shareware does NOT imply *FREEWARE* as ACF defines it. I think it would
be better to have a logo showing "Freeware" and "alt.comp.freeware"
ONLY. If the logo is used by other sites it should be linked to the ACF
Ware Glossary.

my 2 cents. . . Susan
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Your 2 cents are always appreciated, Susan - even though I not always
agree with you ;-)

The idea of a logo or symbol for freeware is a process. I had not
thought all of the practicals details before I suggested such an image.

I have been made aware about the question of image copyright and which
sites/programs should be allowed to use 'the freeware logo' image. We
(I, the creator of the winning image, and the acf group) must sort out
this issues before we can use the logo. And I'm hoping for some sort of
co-operating with the pricelessware sites.

At the moment Ronald Sandee with his "Wings of freeware" seems to be
headed for a landslide victory (but people can vote for two more weeks).
I have been in contact with Ronald earlier and I'm sure we can work out
something all can agree upon (*if* he wins!).

I hope we can let this thread be a voting thread only - for now.

Regards from Vegard
 
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:23:58 +0100, Vegard Krog Petersen

At the moment Ronald Sandee with his "Wings of freeware" seems to be
headed for a landslide victory (but people can vote for two more weeks).
I have been in contact with Ronald earlier and I'm sure we can work out
something all can agree upon (*if* he wins!).
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Any chance of your getting him to change...

"Absolute free software"

to

"Free software" ?

IMO even "Absolutely free software" would sound better than the
current option.

Regards, John.

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I think an ACF logo is a great idea.

I have a few qualms about the *wording* on the current front-runner:
Wings of Freeware. The image is copyrighted to R.Sandee. It seems to me
an ACF logo should be copyrighted to ACF.

I don't like "absolute free software". No spyware, no adware, no
shareware does NOT imply *FREEWARE* as ACF defines it. I think it would
be better to have a logo showing "Freeware" and "alt.comp.freeware"
ONLY. If the logo is used by other sites it should be linked to the ACF
Ware Glossary.
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I don't see any reason why the image should be copyrighted to ACF. Just as
freeware software copyright remains with the original author, the original
artist is entitled to authorship recognition. That allows for any misuse
of the image to be addressed by the original author. As far as I can see,
there are no issues over the end-user license when it comes to use of the
image on freeware websites.

I think it is good stating "No spyware, no adware, no shareware" as it
makes it clear to those that may not be entirely familiar with the true
freeware concept that there are many traps for the unwary when it comes to
"free" software. It is designed as a logo with a simple message, not a
technical document providing minute detail over the precise definition of
freeware according to ACF.

As one other poster pointed out, "absolutely" would be a better grammatical
wording then "absolute" in this context.
 
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