Buuf is an overly ambitous icon set created by digital artist Mattahan. He started making it when GANT had reached it's apex and was starting to decline in popularity. Many routes were considered before the current look of Buuf was decided upon. But the always visionary Mattahan knew that simply expanding Aquarilla, Orangatang, or Aquant wouldn't be enough.
Here the great one (namely, me) shall answer your questions preemptively:
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Yes.
I've written up a very thorough tutorial here.
Because that app sucks. I contend that you suck for liking it. Lame as you are, I'm sure you'll be able to find an icon to suit your needs.
Furthermore, the very purpose of an iconset is to change the default icons to something more pleasing. So changing a blue 'W' to a slightly different blue 'W' is just silly. Change it to a skull, a little black monster with yellow eyes, or even a bloody dagger.
It basically means that you are free to alter and redistribute Buuf as you wish. However, you must attribute it thusly:
Based on icons by Paul Davey aka Mattahan. All rights reserved.
You may NOT use any Buuf icon commercially without my permission.
Well, I actually meant Picasa 2. Pixadex 2 hadn't come out when I wrote that.
Various places including but not limited to The Simpsons, Mitch Hedberg, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Steve Wright, and The Penny Arcade. I also like to incorporate lyrics from my favorite songs. Yo, RZA flip da track...
Yeah pretty much. But special thanks to Andreas Verhoeven for png2ico, without which Buuf would be ~40 mb.
© Paul Davey, 2006