Re: SVG version of GDB mascot (archer fish)

Pedro Alves
2017-09-25T23:12:16Z

On 09/25/2017 11:28 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
>> Since 2001 the GDB project uses the drawing of an archer fish as its
>> logo. The drawing was made by Jamie Guinan, who scanned it into a JPG
>> file. That image is currently used on all the GDB web pages.
>>
>> I've created an SVG version of that drawing and used it for my last GNU
>> Tools Cauldron slides. Here's a slightly improved version. Would this
>> be of interest? If so, I might be able to provide a patch for the GDB
>> web site, not sure how to commit it though.

This is awesome!

>
> I would say so.
>
> I could help with the import, since I have write access to
> the GDB web pages. It looks like generally supported by most
> web browsers, so if your SVG doesn't use any feature that's
> too fancy, we should be able to just import it, right?
>
> Should I go ahead?

https://sourceware.org/gdb/mascot/ should be updated
to point at/mention this contribution too.

Is this an Inkspace SVG? If so, I believe that it's a good
idea to export it as an Optimized SVG for the web.

If already optimized / stripped of custom extensions, it
may be desirable to also provide access to the original file
for future editing and adaptation, if Andreas is willing.

Do we need to say something about copyright/license?

Thanks,
Pedro Alves