Image:Ostans.jpg

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Background, left hand side (clockwise from top left): Windows 98 (in the box), Windows 95 (wearing kimono), Symantec Antivirus (male), Windows 2000 (in front of Symantec), Windows Server 2003 (fish outfit, attacked by black cat), Windows NT (close to usual appearance, but has blue hair and a blue dress), Windows XP (holding her skirt down).

Background, right hand side: Windows 3.1 and DOS (neither unusual representation is the "official" os-tan for each).

Foreground: Windows CE (left, fairy in light green outfit with USB wand), Windows ME (right, green hair, levitated by CE).

Group image of the OS-tans, used under fair use. Artists: Sorenarini Toshiaki (illustration and finish) background Sore-Aki.

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2chan [1] Alternate version of image with copyright information included in Japanese text



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Fair use rationale:

  • Being used to illustrate the Wikipedia article OS-tan, where no suitable alternative can be found. (Although it is encouraged that a more reasonable or agreeable solution be found in the near future.)
  • Usage of the image is for illustrative purposes only to help enhance the article.
  • Usage of image on Wikipedia is in no way financially harming the artist in question, as Wikipedia is not receiving any monies in the usage of this image for profit.
  • Image is being used as critical commentary and for educational purposes.

Questionable Fair Usage rationale:

  • No other way of obtaining images that can help illustrate the Wikipedia article OS-tan.
  • No known commercial value.
  • The copyright holder is unknown.

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current16:16, 18 March 2005768×536 (131 KB)Paul Soth (Talk | contribs) (Group image of the OS-tans, used under fair use.)

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