[antirez]

A few of these are great, however if you are serious about your OSS project, IMHO you should identify one that seems like a fit, and work with the author (paying him/her) in order to start a process to reach a logo that very uniquely and precisely represents your project.

[arasatasaygin]

Actually this is a fun, side project for me. So I didn't have any constraints in my mind. I designed some cool things that I like and shared. But reactions so far is great and I think it can help lots of projects with a different process as you mentioned. Thanks.

[armandososa]

Or at least give her/him credit prominently. For 5 years or so, I pretty much lived off from the people that came from a link on the footer on CakePHP, back when I was a freelancer.

[Cthulhu_]

Another perspective is that you're a starving startup and grab a free logo to get started; if you ever get successful, you won't have forgotten that one logo and its artist that started you off back in the beginning, and then pay them for their contribution.

[antirez]

Trust me, people forget everything.

[cannonedhamster]

People forget everything, especially when there's a financial or emotional incentive to do so. This transcends any one field. It's a human trait. :( I've worked very hard personally because I recognized this to never forget the people who help me along the way.

[ComodoHacker]

That's the plan, I guess. And perhaps it's geared more towards commercial projects.

[pauljaworski]

It's a big improvement over having no logo at all. As someone who spends a chunk of time adding new open source tools to a directory, I'm thrilled this exists.