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Today, seven years ago, #mozilla "borrowed" the #curl concept of using :// in the logo:

https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2017/01/18/curl-hearts-mozilla/

Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery ?

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Calisti 🏳️‍🌈🦇
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Tbh, in the moz://a logo, out of all uses I’ve ever seen, it makes the most sense.
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@calisti I agree. I tried very hard to get it "merged" into the curl logo somehow but we just did not have the letters for it like Mozilla does!
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Frank Gevaerts
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I remember experimenting with logos over coffee at fosdem. Good times!
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Daniel Neuman
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”Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” — Oscar Wilde

Very true in this case! 🫡

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:// at curl was copied from original source too. The universe is too large for this only happened with this two projects.
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@rtfm it was not copied from any other logo/company/project at least, because at that time I knew of no such to copy from. But sure, :// has been used since URLs were invented - if not longer.
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but you probably presume they copy from. Probably the designer don't even know what curl is all about :PP Did you copy the word curl from someplace? That's why intellectual property is a nice indicator how messup is the current justice systems at all sectors.
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@rtfm I don't presume in this case. I talked to them so I know how things played out.

And about curl, that word had a meaning before the curl project, yes. Shocking, I know.

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oh, i rest my case about the :// then probably one day curl will be :))

That's shocking indeed. Congratulations for your projects. Kudos

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