[GTALUG] The GTALUG Logo: we're looking to update it

[Stewart C. Russell]

Hi - would've loved to join you all tonight, but I got stuck in the east
end and can't make it out.

At the last GTALUG Operations/Board meeting, the Board decided we really
should take a look at redoing the logo. In case you'd forgotten what it
looks like, or you didn't know that we had one, here's what it looks like:
https://gtalug.org/static/img/gtalug-logo-small.png

Apart from some questions over whether we really should be using the
official mascot of the Linux kernel for  userspace activities, our
logo's served us well, but could do with a refresh. So here's what we're
looking for in a logo:

  * something that distinctively captures the spirit of GTALUG: we're in
    the GTA, and we do Linux …
  * something that can be reproduced under a Suitable Open Licence;
    GTALUG may decide to sell things with the logo as a fundraising
    thing in future, so any *-NC licence shouldn't be used
  * It would be really nice if we could get this as a vector file so we
    can laser-engrave/3d print/make colossal sintered chocolate
    versions/… as is seen fit. We know Linux can scale, so our logo
    should too.

The guidelines:

  * We can't pay much, if anything, for the new logo. Credit and link
    for sure. Money we'd have to approve at Board level ahead of time,
    so please don't work this up at your hourly rate and present us with
    an invoice.
  * Send suggestions to me by e-mail, Inkscape-compatible SVG preferred.
    My e-mail address is *scruss at gmail.com*
  * We'll be running this for at least a couple of months, or until a
    suitable logo is found
  * If you're okay with it, we'll put contenders up on the GTALUG wiki
    for all to see
  * This is open to all; you don't have to be a GTALUG member
  * If something is missing from this process, we can discuss it on the
    list, but submissions should really go off-list to minimize
    subscriber ire

So let's see what you come up with! It's gotta be better than my initial
ideas, all of which involved greater-than redirections and lugnuts* …
Best Wishes,
 Stewart

*: ‘>🔩’ kinda thing. Yeah, no.

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