[ubuntu-art] [Breathe] ms-dos mimetype icon

[Cory K.]

daniel planas armangue wrote:
> El sáb, 30-05-2009 a las 18:36 +0200, Steve Dodier escribió:
>   
>> Oh, if Daniel wants an icon of which he shouldn't be happy, its the
>> one for the ms-dos mimetype :)
>>
>> Please, please, PLEASE don't put a Microsoft Windows logo in an Ubuntu
>> (icon) theme. Microsoft sucks. Their patents suck, their closemindness
>> suck, their multiple (direct and indirect, anyway wanted) violations
>> of antitrust law suck.
>>
>> If there is one thing, amongst all, that could refrain me from using a
>> theme, it's any kind of similitude with Windows.
>>
>> By the way, ms-dos is handled by Wine in Ubuntu, and they now have a
>> new sexy icon, why not use it instead of that evil evil evil Windows
>> logo ? :)
>>
>>     
>
> do not confuse your feelings with a company with an icon. one thing is
> art and what other political reasons.
>   

I was gonna go a different route but that works also. :)

One thing we should avoid is protected logos. So the MS "flag" here
should be altered in some way that suggests it but not exactly.


-Cory K.