sometimes, but in GNOME’s case i think it is not intended to be a human foot but rather the foot of a mythological creature (a gnome). note that it has a squashed aspect ratio compared to a human foot, and also has only four toes.
Can you imagine a distro made in Nepal, using as its logo a symbol of health, commonly seen patterned into gates and doors, displayed in windows, drawn on streets…
if it was just Nepalese style by nepalese people, it could fly… their version was wavy with a lot of other symbols added on…
i mean, there’s other traditional versions too…
sometimes, but in GNOME’s case i think it is not intended to be a human foot but rather the foot of a mythological creature (a gnome). note that it has a squashed aspect ratio compared to a human foot, and also has only four toes.
apparently it’s also problematic in some cultures: https://wiki.gnome.org/Engagement/FootAndCulturalIssue
that’s a good point about some cultures seeing a foot the way i would see using a linux distribution with Goatse as a logo….
Can you imagine a distro made in Nepal, using as its logo a symbol of health, commonly seen patterned into gates and doors, displayed in windows, drawn on streets…
could be a little controversial… although maybe they should take the swastika back… take away it’s power the way n-——- has changed meaning…
I’m all for Swastika reclamation. Too bad there aren’t a lot of people out there who share that opinion :(
if it was just Nepalese style by nepalese people, it could fly… their version was wavy with a lot of other symbols added on…
i mean, there’s other traditional versions too…