Re: [VOTE] SpamAssassin Logo Contest !!

On 2025-11-01 at 12:00:28 UTC-0400 (Sat, 1 Nov 2025 12:00:28 -0400)
Kevin A. McGrail <[email protected]>
is rumored to have said:

> Can we vote for one and then work on improvements?
> For example, I like this one but would like to have it implement more 
> of
> the ASF's color palette:
> [image: image.png]
> Regards,
> KAM

Were it not for the fact that the new ASF logo exists to get the 
Foundation away from Native American symbology, that would be a fine 
logo for us.

I was thinking about sharpening and warping the Oak Leaf into a shuriken 
as part of a logo, but I've not had time to even solidify that idea. I 
am fine with any of the others.


> --
> Kevin A. McGrail
> Member, Apache Software Foundation
> Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM Giovanni Bechis <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/16/25 10:24 AM, Giovanni Bechis wrote:
>>> Hey guys,
>>> as some of you might already know, TheASF has recently changed its 
>>> logo (
>> https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/introducing-the-asfs-new-logo).
>>> We also need to change our logo and have one that doesn't include 
>>> the
>> old Apache feather.
>>> So we've decided that the best way to update our logo is to hold a
>>> contest, the open source way.
>>>
>>> The details are on this wiki page:
>>>
>>>
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPAMASSASSIN/SpamAssassin+new+logo+contest
>>>
>>> Everybody is welcome to participate (people outside of the direct
>> SpamAssassin-users
>>> community as well), so it'd be best to follow up with questions on 
>>> that
>> wiki.
>>>
>> all proposed logos are available at
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPAMASSASSIN/SpamAssassin+new+logo+contest+entries
>> please discuss preferences and vote the one you like most, vote is 
>> open
>> until 07/11/2025 12:00AM UTC.
>> As described at
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPAMASSASSIN/SpamAssassin+new+logo+contest
>> everyone can vote but PMC will have the final word.
>>   Thanks
>>    Giovanni
>> --
>> Giovanni Bechis
>> V.P. Apache SpamAssassin
>> [email protected]
>>
>>



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