Re: choice for the new emacs icon

[David Kastrup]

Bastien Guerry <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> * David Kastrup (2008-02-17) writes:
>>>
>>>> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe we should go back to the kitchen sink icon.  It was the funniest
>>>>> of all the Emacs icons.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it properly reflects the end user polish we have taken
>>>> pains to apply to Emacs in the last decade or so.
>>>
>>> At least the kitchen sink reflects on the nature of Emacs in contrast to
>>> a purple rubber ball.  And you can always use a hyper-realistic image of
>>> a stainless steel sink in order to make it more appealing.  Of course
>>> this won't help the uninitiated to get the connection between a kitchen
>>> sink and Emacs.
>>
>> Emacs is more like a time sink rather than a kitchen sink.  But I have
>> my doubts that there would be an easily recognizable icon idea for that.
>
> Maybe the Dali soft watch?

I haven't checked, but I rather doubt we have a copyright assignment
from Dali on file for Emacs.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum