Recently, there has been some activity at the Linux-libre mailing list to create a Linux-libre mascot. Coincidentally, I have been considering adding a custom boot logo to the Freedom Shoppe kernel packages just before the discussion started. So, I decided to wait until there is a nice logo posted instead of using a crude design of mine.
Having gathered some beautiful samples, I decided on my favorite and put together a kernel patch today. It basically adds the option of building a new Linux-libre logo into the kernel. Here’s the result!
Download the video in Theora/Vorbis format
I’m not sure if this (or anything like it) will ever become a part of the official Linux-libre releases, but I am intending to include them in the Freedom Shoppe kernel packages for Debian, Ubuntu and gNewSense. As the first version with this logo, I have just released 2.6.29.1-libre-fshoppe2 series.
Edit: I replaced the embedded Flash video with an HTML 5 complaint <video> tag. I would like to thank the FLOSS Manuals ofr their most helpful TheoraCookbook. [31.08.2009]