If you haven't been to slackware.com lately check it out.



(the logo makes me dizzy ...)

Look at the logo upside down, and you'll see why Pat calls it the 'flippy' logo.

Here is a LILO boot splash with the new logo in case you want to replace the once that is installed by Slackware 12.1: http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slacknew.bmp
Copy it over /boot/slack.bmp and then re-run "lilo".

Eric

Yeah, it reads the same upside down. OK for Slackers who do yoga.

That IS a trippy logo. Me likey.

I'm freakin' out mannn!

Cool logo

For those of you (like me) who don't see it, do a hard refresh in your browser (shift + refresh in Firefox).

Great !!!!
as far as i feel i think it is not upside down,
it is flippy. you can read it both ways, it looks same.
script looks like hindi (indian)

comment by pat ....
at least this shows that something is going on in slackware factory.
thank you for the news, alien for the lilo screen

Thank you for the new bootsplash

I dunno... The old "typewritten" heading *could* use some additional styling, e.g., on S and W (or on S and E), but this? For all its craftiness, seems silly.

After due consideration (5 seconds), I've decided I don't like it. Doesn't fit in with the KISS principle somehow.

Of all the new logos I've seen lately (KLJ logo on www.klj.be for example, hate it), this is the best one.
Maybe a bit hard to read when you don't know it's the slackware logo, but it has an additional function (the flippy thing)

>Doesn't fit in with the KISS principle somehow.

Just kidding?

I like it *g*

My first knee-jerk reaction was 'Urgh!'... but I try to be more objective about these things so I've sat here looking at it a little longer and after full consideration I'm with BrianL on this one. It's a mistake.

It's a very clever bit of graphical engineering, but I'm not sure its good graphical design. It forgets one of the main rules about logos. They should represent and promote the product/company's image. Slackware is all about being a no-nonsense, 'clean and simple' product. This new logo doesn't represent those philosophies at all. On top of that, it's very hard to read if you don't know what it says. "Slamwars" what's that then? I don't think this logo makes a good first impression.


P.S. I've always liked the Slackware 'S' on the blue circle myself.

I do not enjoy the new logo. If you don't already know what it is supposed to say, it will not be easy reading.

Just my opinion..

someone start a poll... Not that it matters I guess. They're already selling shirts so it's there to stay.