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The Other Linux Logo

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94 points tarball | 9 comments | 27 Sep 25 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.329s | source | bottom
1. makeitdouble ◴[27 Sep 25 14:00 UTC] No.45395783[source]▶
The small eyes version is freaky for such a logo. With Big eyes it looks friendlier, but still not cute...

For something neutral and scalable, having a side perspective could perhaps work better ? Like this one for instance, with very few lines yet looks good.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMINEP...

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2. Tade0 ◴[27 Sep 25 14:15 UTC] No.45395902[source]▶
Yeah, the front perspective evokes associations with a predator locked on its prey.
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3. washadjeffmad ◴[27 Sep 25 14:25 UTC] No.45395980[source]▶
Yet its expressionlessness captures the lobotomized drone-like corporate flair that characterizes mainstream Linux today.

I'm not against it as long as we don't erase Tux from older projects.

4. whywhywhywhy ◴[27 Sep 25 14:26 UTC] No.45395982[source]▶
the way the big eyes are drawn it looks scared, the way the small eyes are drawn it looks sinister
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6. latexr ◴[27 Sep 25 14:32 UTC] No.45396031[source]▶
The Small Eyes + Standing + GNU Chimera version is straight up a demon doll which could feature in the Twilight Zone.
7. card_zero ◴[27 Sep 25 14:41 UTC] No.45396106[source]▶
Not unlike one of the Penguin Books logos.

https://i.ibb.co/srBgHt0/7db42060b910d2a81ae18b0fd807947a.jp...

8. InsideOutSanta ◴[27 Sep 25 16:18 UTC] No.45397111[source]▶
I had the exact same thought. I wish the eyes were bigger, it looks scary.
9. ◴[27 Sep 25 18:06 UTC] No.45398065[source]▶