BAD DNN!!! lol.

I imagine it should work but don't. I end up with this in the ascx, which in turn causes the skin to not load: 
<dnn:LOGO runat="server" id="dnnLOGO" />
<%=IIf(PortalSettings.LogoFile = "", String.Concat("<a href="/portals/0/skins/prototype/"http://", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, """>", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, "</a>"), "")%></div>

I know I can edit the ascx to make it correct, but the intent was to have an html skin that can be uploaded, parsed and work.
Apparently the skin engine is parsing the href tag when it shouldn't be.
You'd think the it would be smart enough to ignore something like that, eh?
I jest- how could they know someone would try what I'm doing?

It's a bit of a hack, but this way:

<div class="logo">
[LOGO]
<%=IIf(PortalSettings.LogoFile = "", String.Concat("<a hr", "ef=""http://", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, """>", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, "</a>"), "")%>
</div>

The href should be ignored and it should work...

Or like this:

<div class="logo">
[LOGO]
<%=IIf(PortalSettings.LogoFile = "", String.Concat("<a href='http://", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, "'>", PortalSettings.PortalAlias.HTTPAlias, "</a>"), "")%>
</div>