Re: "About Emacs" page

[Emanuel Berg]

Philip Kaludercic wrote:

>> It's still the Emacs logo, but it looks more modern.
>> I'm not saying we should use *those* in particular, but you
>> can see how it changes things up a little bit while it
>> keeps the Emacs logo the same and adds some nicer colors to
>> the whole arrangement. Again: I don't want to get rid of
>> the Gnu, I like the Gnu. I think the Gnu is awesome. I just
>> think some might want to consider using a logo with the Gnu
>> that is something a bit more…this century than last.
>> Emacs isn't just about the past, it's about the future too.
>
> I think it is a waste of effort to discuss points like
> these. It is easy to have differing opinions on the matter,
> but it essentially boils down to the value of appearing
> modern or not.

That logo absolutely does not look modern, and I doubt that it
is - when is it from? It doesn't say on the Emacs wiki. [1]
Looks like something from the early days of the Internet.

We should _be_ modern and looking modern is a huge part
of that.

> I do think the idea of a prominent "Click here" button would
> be a good idea!

Reminds me of high-resolution Windows when suddenly whatever
you did small pop-ups appeared with links ...

[1] https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsLogo

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