Why not a benzene ring?
With 6 carbon atoms each with 6 protons and 6 neutrons.

Not to scale of course.

Then it could be 666, the OS of the Beast.

:-)

Faye


Troy Dawson wrote:
> Hello,
> I would like to propose a contest for a new Scientific Linux logo for 
> use with Scientific Linux 6 on up.
> 
> It's not that I don't like the current logo.  I think it's great, and 
> we're all very grateful for William Somsky for creating it.  But it was 
> designed for Scientific Linux 4.  It has 4 electron's, proton's and 
> neutron's.  And it would be nice to get a new one for Scientific Linux 
> 6, with 6 electrons, proton's and neutron's.
> 
> If everyone is ok with this, the contests would have the following rules.
> 
> The logo must be licensed GPL v2 or applicable Creative Common's license.
> The logo must be in SVG format.  (This should allow it to scale better)
> It should be a carbon, bohr style atom.  Bohr atoms have the electrons 
> circle around the nucleus, which contains protons and neutrons.
> There should be 6 electron's, 6 neutrons, and 6 protons.  Not all 
> neutrons and protons must be seen.
> The color scheme should be somewhat the same as previous logo's.
> In the end, someone should be able to look at the logo and say that 
> although it is newer and has more electron orbits, it clearly is the 
> logo for Scientific Linux.
> 
> Does this sound like a good idea? a bad idea?
> Any variations or changes to what I'm thinking?
> 
> Troy


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