I propose to draw a icon symbolizing a Network of FidoNet, and then start to freely distribute it

it so Happened that an Amateur (non-commercial) global computer network FidoNet still do not have the normal icon.

Such is the imbalance.

On the one hand, the programmers wrote for FidoNet a lot of free software and open source (mailers, echoprocessor, editors videocity means ratowania, WebBBS, and so on), and still this movement continues unabated.

_{a couple of weeks ago Leonid Kaganov announced the intention to compose a private WebBBS, which would work on top of PHP echoprocessor PhFiTo. And two months earlier, Andrei Bykanov composed Fidonet MySQL Reader (WebBBS MySQL-base provided with Perl to interface to Tessera and PHP for the user interface).}

on the other hand, on this stage, still none of the digital artist didn't draw this icon FidoNet that absolutely would be in her way, and would be free for distribution, and would have gained popularity.

There is, however, hoped that on Habrahabr dozens of times ever to see a true master sets, consisting of dozens of icons of various sizes that are distributed freely and free. It is quite possible therefore, anyone anybody will be found the leisure to draw also for FidoNet icon; in this case, I ask for Harakat.

the bottom line is.

There's this old nonprofit project that exists for more than two decades — a global non-profit computer network FidoNet. Now most of the nodes it is in Russia.

Symbol-a talisman (mascot) FidoNet is a lop-eared dog sitting with a floppy disk that carefully holds in his mouth. ("Fido" — this is a common dog's name in the States.) So it was that by the time of the invention FidoNet most interfaces were text based, so that the symbol was originally text-based (menu-based). Like how he looks in the weekly "Fidonews" for example:

 __
/ \
/|oo \
(_| /_)
_`@/_ \ _
| | \ \\
| (*) | \ )) 
______ |__U__| / \//
/ FIDO \ _ //|| _\ /
(________) (_/(_|(____/

Thomas Jennings, the Creator of the network, drew the logo are as follows:



On fidonet.org.ua used like a dog, creating a humorous impression of drug uporotyh:



On the website fidonet.org is used dog paw Zdorovaya:



But looks like the Windows icon-version of the program GoldED+:



The last two attempts, however, seem excessively departed from the initial idea, belozerskoe dogs and her calm pose.

I am sure that it is possible to create a set of icons that are closer to the idea of the original image FidoNet.

As a rule, on Habrahabr, icons appear in three sizes:

→ 16×16 pixels (for window titles, for registration of menu items or hyperlinks);

→ 32×32 and 48×48 pixels (for desktops, depending on the position of the adjust the size of the icons of the operating system).

But if someone from masters smackdab seem to be insufficient to manufacture only three sizes, then it is also available dimensions 24×24 (for some of the toolbars), 80×80 (avatar for forums), 100×100 and 150×150 (for banners, for mate label in LiveJournal and LiveInternet), and so on.
Of course, the icon could be transmitted, PR, to include free software, and so forth, the author ought to permit distribution icon either absolutely free, or on any of the available licenses (for example, one of Creative Commons).

I wish you success.

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