While we debated, the drafts said xFS. Anyhow, the "x" stuck; it's a variable, and you can subsitute any value you like when evaluating it.
Well, we needed a logo, and Randy drew up some abstract shapes, and we
chose this one. I think of it as a stylized "x" (as in xFS). Randy
says that if you squint right, the three branches can be read as a
(very) stylized x, F, and S (use your imagination.) If you want
something to tell your grandmother, say that the three bars represent
"scalability", "reliability", and "performance" -- the three pillars of
xFS (say this in a solemn, resonating voice.)
We've talked about changing the logo (perhaps a picture of a server with a ghostbusters line through it), but Drew hates the current logo, so it's more fun just to keep it.
Drew calls the logo "the dancing Wu Li masters," which is as good an explanation as any.
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