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by teddyh 263 days ago
I was always partial to the Linux logo with the red triangle (from 1994): <https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/logos/raytraced/linux-povl...>.

(More old Linux logos here: <https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/logos/!INDEX.html>)

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Thanks for the link.

This is my favorite from it. :-D https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/logos/weblogos/itworks.gif

That's a nazi concentration camp badge of shame, I think?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camp_badge

"Political prisoner", in fact.

You're attributing too much

It's just a logo that's built around single triangle. It's like saying ACDC band promotes nazi ideology because it has a lightning symbol and gothic looking letters in their logo

It's clear these Linux logos weren't done by professionals and by some examples not even with serious usage intent

Compare above to:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Logo_suggestions?useskin=vec...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/F...

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/O...

https://www.without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Category_Logo...

https://pkgbuild.com/%7Ejelle/logo-contest/

Let me be harsh and say: some people know how to design and some shouldn't touch graphic programs

Most of the Arch Linux proposed logos are some dreary variation on the letter A. The pimp hat proposal is more meaningful.

https://pkgbuild.com/~jelle/logo-contest/cerise/2-pimp.png

I also like Skeletor but he is unfortunately © Mattel.

If anything, this would be point in its favor. That is, if we are to care whatsoever about nazi rules from a century ago.
That's just how a lot of logos in the 90s looked, some colorful polygons, shadows, 3D effects...