Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC35610879 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2014 16:09:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 74339 invoked by uid 500); 9 Jan 2014 16:07:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@maven.apache.org Received: (qmail 74246 invoked by uid 500); 9 Jan 2014 16:07:39 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@maven.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Maven Users List" Reply-To: "Maven Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list users@maven.apache.org Received: (qmail 74150 invoked by uid 99); 9 Jan 2014 16:07:37 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:07:37 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of stephen.alan.connolly@gmail.com designates 209.85.192.177 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.192.177] (HELO mail-pd0-f177.google.com) (209.85.192.177) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:07:32 +0000 Received: by mail-pd0-f177.google.com with SMTP id q10so3332030pdj.36 for ; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:07:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=n3FpydAkRm0JWMyYw2n1+1qBbiRgwU2pPyOcN0FdQZU=; b=CeBE3lyuppzZvhPZNEvmGIuHDCJosEEM/Hf6JJyZRUDhjRSNbU1LNawb3uH823jlRx QMF2wlrmPZEg1MJrO2/2DiGkajzHtLLKhu3gluF10Le6E/PKtw5Xw7TSiRmo/DO1VKow hK03+dpGMehvSbTl9gIGqt/8UdIur26M7MBcRm6i8ofjDmiXZyU9NDw5AFeAGoHBVLZB J38US9AwuDly4iI7/ZArj28pizGDDawpx/l8hh6/Ft0xXNm3rrWaKXhcAt4gIxPaC9MQ wNh1PFl0+qG6bAsJet1MM4/w2s6TfIZrbIv5mU1qtKTXz9oYIvNBauQXEWxbWIbsD1+6 bo1g== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.248.130 with SMTP id ym2mr4645496pac.9.1389283632651; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:07:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.147.102 with HTTP; Thu, 9 Jan 2014 08:07:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20140109155136.GE14330@IUPUI.Edu> References: <23db4a359ac8b220e15f373269ebc967.squirrel@www.mosabuam.com> <03B56DD5-E957-438E-A30E-439C2785032D@apache.org> <781949f830750555c03856e45275c78b.squirrel@www.mosabuam.com> <20140109151225.GC14330@IUPUI.Edu> <20140109155136.GE14330@IUPUI.Edu> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 16:07:12 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: New logo? From: Stephen Connolly To: Maven Users List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2e15cd6aa25404ef8bcd87 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --047d7b2e15cd6aa25404ef8bcd87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The Owl is usually a symbol of wisdom, e.g. the wise owl. Maven embodies the collective wisdom of how to build software Hence why I did #5 On 9 January 2014 15:51, Mark H. Wood wrote: > On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:32:54AM -0600, Curtis Rueden wrote: > > All of the logos are OK, but none of them really symbolize anything in > > particular about Maven. IMO the best logos encapsulate the purpose of the > > project somehow, either overtly, covertly or both. > > Good point. I was associating with the name "Maven", looking for a > symbol of in-depth understanding of a specialized field. > > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maven > > So, what does Maven do? It passes unique source and object code > inputs through a standardized process, guided by an expression of the > relationships among those inputs, to assemble a well-specified > configuration of runnable code. What does that look like? > > -- > Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mwood@IUPUI.Edu > Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient. > --047d7b2e15cd6aa25404ef8bcd87--