This is such a non issue that it didn't even warrant the blog post.
I wasn't even aware that curl had a logo.
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was actually a HN comment thread on it for the Mozilla announcement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13425609 . The commenters mainly noted how similar the logos are. This could lead to possible confusion and I think pre-empting it is best to defuse any drama before it starts.
> how this could lead to possible confusion I sincerely doubt it. There are two groups in the world: Group A: What the hell is a Mozilla? Group B: knows the difference between cURL and Mozilla
I think less people know about curl than mozilla, not to mention that curl has a logo (I had no idea).
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#14> Also, when talking and comparing brands and their recognition and importance in a global sense, curl is of course nothing next to Mozilla.
You're too humble, Daniel. cURL might not be on the lips of of the general public as much as Mozilla/Firefox is, but curl is an important piece of code touching the lives of probably everybody, whether they know it or not.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was actually a HN comment thread on it for the Mozilla announcement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13425609 . The commenters mainly noted how similar the logos are. This could lead to possible confusion and I think pre-empting it is best to defuse any drama before it starts.
> how this could lead to possible confusion I sincerely doubt it. There are two groups in the world: Group A: What the hell is a Mozilla? Group B: knows the difference between cURL and Mozilla
Reading some of the stories about users finding mention of cURL in software acknowledgements and emailing for support makes me think that there is a Group C that could easily be confused
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#16> I'm Daniel Stenberg, lead developer of curl and employed by Mozilla.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was actually a HN comment thread on it for the Mozilla announcement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13425609 . The commenters mainly noted how similar the logos are. This could lead to possible confusion and I think pre-empting it is best to defuse any drama before it starts.
> how this could lead to possible confusion I sincerely doubt it. There are two groups in the world: Group A: What the hell is a Mozilla? Group B: knows the difference between cURL and Mozilla
But what about the third who may see a cURL logo after the new Mozilla logo and say, "oh, I didn't realize cURL was a Mozilla project."
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#18This is such a non issue that it didn't even warrant the blog post.
Branding is very often an important issue to open source projects, contributors, organisations, and enthusiastic users. Emotions run high when we get things wrong, and rightly so -- people invest their lives in these worlds.
It's fantastic that Daniel thought ahead to make sure both communities were on the same page, and wrote this post to keep everyone informed and (hopefully) happy.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
> how this could lead to possible confusion I sincerely doubt it. There are two groups in the world: Group A: What the hell is a Mozilla? Group B: knows the difference between cURL and Mozilla
But what about the third who may see a cURL logo after the new Mozilla logo and say, "oh, I didn't realize cURL was a Mozilla project."
What difference does it make?