Douglas DeMaio, manager at SUSE responsible for marketing and community engagement with openSUSE, announced the decision to conduct an additional vote for the logo choice in response to criticism from project contributors regarding the voting process and the lack of an option to keep the current logo. The logo contest was held considering votes from all interested parties, regardless of their involvement in development, including people unrelated to openSUSE, which did not fully take into account the collective identity of the developers.
During the discussion, it was suggested to provide openSUSE project participants the opportunity to influence the choice of a new logo. It was also mentioned that SUSE, the company that owns the rights to the current logo, should participate in the decision-making process regarding the rebranding and the trademark situation. As a result, it was decided to allow project participants to express their opinions, for which a separate vote will be held among openSUSE project members to choose between the existing logo and the proposed new design.
Fonte: opennet.ru
