Feedback from Distrowatch

[Robyn Bergeron]

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Rahul Sundaram <metherid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Serious question; Should the Fedora logo be changed?

It wouldn't just be the logo. It would wind up being the whole branding.

We've spent a LOT of time building this branding up - I think the
effects of diluting the brand  / muddying it with a new one would be
more far more detrimental.
>
> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20120507#news
>
> '
> The Fedora website provided fairly positive results. Everyone was able
> to find an appropriate download link for the Fedora ISOs. Likewise,
> people were able to find the documentation to walk them through an
> installation without too much trouble. What I found a bit amusing was
> that almost a third of the participants thought Fedora was some sort of
> Facebook plugin or application instead of a full operating system, due
> to the project's logo. This is one of those things people inside the
> Linux community would probably never consider, but there's a bit of a
> confusion over the brand (apparently) where outsiders are concerned."
>
> Rahul
>
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