Hi Leonard, To answer your questions, here is a bit of a background on the whole project: "Tux Power" was Daniel's baby, so after the "Made in Linux" concept was merged with the consortium's mission, it was simply retitled as in "Made in Linux Vol.1 -- Tux Power." Hence the compromise title. The CD (and future series) should be simply a collection of art made in Linux, it should not be a religious and/or zealot statement, but simply a collection of top art made using libre platform/software that should be judged primarily on its artistic merit (and yet at the same time supporting the LAO mission in a preferably subliminal way, namely through the title and/or common way of generating art). Based on the aforesaid precedent it is apparent that every volume will have its own subtitle. As far as what Tux Power means to you/me/consortium, that is exactly what we are trying to figure out here... So for time being, I think we should encourage total and unhindered creative freedom so that we can see what this all means to each of you and then pick something that most of us consider to be the most accurate/interesting/artistically pleasing design. All that being said, there is a bit of a dilemma regarding the "Tux Power" subtitle as it does bear somewhat of a "revolutionary" tone which (now that I reflect upon it) may not be the best way of marketing consortium and/or LA scene as IMHO it may end-up reinforcing somewhat awkward stereotype that we are all nerds and geeks, thus trivializing the relevance of our mission from corporate, artistic, and/or consumer perspectives. Perhaps we should reevaluate the title and/or subtitle? Considering that it would be best for the branding purposes if we recycled portions of the design (i.e. background and title) for future volumes, we really need something that will persist and won't get old quickly. A flat color for a background (which is one of the most prominent surfaces that will be permeated through future versions) is certainly not very interesting. Hope this helps! Ico Quoting Leonard Ritter <contact(a)leonard-ritter.com>om>:

Ooh, do you have a copy of that cover? I would love to have it. Vivá la revolución! Then again, look at some of the covers from rock bands. A lot of times they had a very revolutionary tone, often using images that were considered crude or offensive. Not that we need to be offensive. What we are doing with Linux audio is presenting both new and old ways of working with sound, using an alternative, revolutionary software ideal to counter the traditional software world. So it might as well be revolutionary. There really isn't a way of using a graphic to portray new software on a cd cover, but nothing represents Linux better than our little penguin. Ashton Daniel James wrote:

Hi Dan, I quite like that argument, but the software of the 50's, 60's and 70's wasn't free in the sense we have now. There were contrib tapes, but the core software was government or military property, and most definitely not for sharing with people in Cuba. (Oh, I forgot - the Intel open source licence reminds us that US citizens still can't export software to Cuba - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Open_Source_License ) Three ways in which RMS is like Fidel Castro: 1. Beard 2. Been around longer than anyone else 3. No point arguing with him, because he know he's right Three ways in which RMS is not like Fidel Castro: 1. RMS never executed anyone 2. RMS never put journalists in prison 3. Fidel Castro never contributed a single line of code to the GNU project Cheers! Daniel

Thanks Daniel for chiming in! Yes, but this particular outreach component is, as you have also pointed out below, primarily about art. Hence the dilemma. Point well taken. Yet, this in and of itself could've also detracted from the core idea of the project which was and still is art. Ico