I don’t think you understand the problem.
I will never put myself in a situation again where I have to explain that it’s not weird to anyone again, same for that URL.
To some people, anubis is weird, there is no changing that. It does the job, the mascot can be changed by paying, but the project itself is weird to some people. Such person is asking, is there an alternative. You cannot just say “push back that is not weird”.
Azzu@leminal.space 16 hours ago
You can, though.
tburkhol@slrpnk.net 16 hours ago
I mean, you can, but this is a variation on the trope of 'FOSS is ugly" that has prevented popular acceptance for decades. The developers absolutely have the right to make their product look however they want, and the furry-lol aesthetic clearly appeals to some people. OP is pointing out that this aesthetic makes it a hard pass in other communities and there’s a market for anubis simply reskinned with a ‘.com’ domain and geometric icon.
If anubis used a swastika instead of a catgirl, would you be so accepting?
warm@kbin.earth 16 hours ago
It's a harmless way to try and get some money from corporations for unbranded versions. A swastike would not be so harmless. What a batshit crazy analogy attempt.
Azzu@leminal.space 16 hours ago
Ridiculous strawman in the last sentence. A pic of a furry anime character is completely innocuous, and the only thing stopping acceptance is intolerance. There really is no need to try to accommodate for the intolerant.