Re: [boost] Proposal for new variants of the Boost logo.

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal for new variants of the Boost logo.
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-09 23:10:32

On 02/10/2010 02:10 AM, vicente.botet wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> For Boost.STM Justin created a variation of the offical log
>
> Toward Boost STM
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/stm/boost.png
>
> I have taken the same approach for some of my own libraries
>
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/async/boost.png
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/bitfield/boost.png
> https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/conversion/boost.png
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/interthreads/boost.png
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/synchro/boost.png
>
> Making a variation of a logo doesn't requires too much graphical
> abilities. Maybe  "Toward Boost XXX" could be considerd for libraries
> working towards an accepted Boost library.
>
> When I see the docs on the sandbox the "Toward Boost XXX" appears. If
> I move the docs to the Boost repository the Official Boost logo
> appears.

"Toward" means that the library is on the move to get proposed 
(accepted) to Boost eventually, and this is not always the case. But I 
like the idea of providing a bootstrap of a library-specific logo.