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On 1 Feb 1999, Rob Browning wrote:
> > Why a dolphin? Well, they're intelligent. Definitely
> > intelligent. They're pretty cute. :) And they're definitely
> > flexible. (I'd like to see *you* burst out of the water, do a
> > backflip or two midair, and make a p
"Alexander N. Benner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ok .. beat me for this .. but it does not realy meen 'good bye and
> thankyou for the fish' ! Dolphins are not more intelligent then paes
> or other animals. Intelligence referes also to somewhat of abstract
> thinking which no animal has.
Um.
"Phillip R. Jaenke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Why a dolphin? Well, they're intelligent. Definitely
> intelligent. They're pretty cute. :) And they're definitely
> flexible. (I'd like to see *you* burst out of the water, do a
> backflip or two midair, and make a perfect reentry.;)
Right, and t
First, we build this large badger...
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On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 03:42:06PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
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> Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
Just like Stampede has it?
Marcus
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Previously John Hasler wrote:
> Has been taken by... ?
Stampede Linux iirc.
Wichert.
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I wrote:
> Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
Erick Kinnee writes:
> Stampede Linux
Stampede? I would have expected something to do with cattle.
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On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 06:31:52PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> I wrote:
> > Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
>
> Joseph Carter writes:
> > That's been taken...
>
> Has been taken by... ?
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> Elmwood,
I wrote:
> Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
Joseph Carter writes:
> That's been taken...
Has been taken by... ?
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>> "JH" == John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JH> Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
Yes! Lets make it a black horse on yellow background and a red
frame. Vrooom vroom. :-)
Ciao,
Martin
On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 03:42:06PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Power, speed, and freedom: a wild horse.
That's been taken...
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On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 01:50:28PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> We could then have conversations like this with our users:
>
> CART DRIVER: Bring out your dead!
> LARGE MAN: Here's one!
> CART DRIVER: Ninepence.
> BODY:I'm not dead!
I'm waiting for someone not to know where that's f
Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a writes:
> I choose freedom, it's one that summarises it all, and trying to find an
> animal that, universally, would give the impression of freedom, I limited
> the choice to two bird species:
> - eagles,
Fish eaters. Also symbolic of the Roman Republic and the
Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I choose freedom, it's one that summarises it all, and trying to
> find an animal that, universally, would give the impression of freedom, I
> limited the choice to two bird species:
>
> - eagles,
> - hawks
>
Freedom or
Javier Fdz-Sanguino Pen~a wrote:
> OK. I was thinking of this a lot the night after my exam (a nice way
>to forget I have one ;) .. and I think Debian "mascot" should in some way
>try to capture some of its essence.
> I feel some of the "essence" in keywords of Debian might be:
>v
"Alexander N. Benner" wrote:
>
> hi
>
> Ship's Log, Lt. Phillip R. Jaenke, Stardate 300199.2241:
> >
> > Why a dolphin? Well, they're intelligent. Definitely intelligent. They're
> > pretty cute. :) And they're definitely flexible. (I'd like to see *you*
> > burst out of the water, do a backflip
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, M.C. Vernon wrote:
> On 30 Jan 1999, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
> > Kevin Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> >> > Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wing
On Sat, Jan 30, 1999 at 12:53:28PM -0500, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:14:15AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote:
>
> > I brought this up on IRC, and got the following suggestions:
> >
> > 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
> > 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
> > 3. Monkey
>
hi
Ship's Log, Lt. Phillip R. Jaenke, Stardate 300199.2241:
>
> Why a dolphin? Well, they're intelligent. Definitely intelligent. They're
> pretty cute. :) And they're definitely flexible. (I'd like to see *you*
> burst out of the water, do a backflip or two midair, and make a perfect
> reentry.
Previously Anderson MacKay wrote:
> Or bite your legs off. =)
Nah, that was a cute little bunny rabbit :)
We could then have conversations like this with our users:
CART DRIVER: Bring out your dead!
LARGE MAN: Here's one!
CART DRIVER: Ninepence.
BODY:I'm not dead!
Wichert.
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On 30 Jan 1999, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Kevin Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
>> > Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wings.
>>
>> Octopi with wings? Now -that- is a con
On Sat, Jan 30, 1999 at 10:30:58PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 05:57:47PM -0600, Anderson MacKay wrote:
> > > The key here is "cute." People don't want an ugly chicken-like creature
> > > that is clearly ready to attack at the slightest provocation.
> >
> > And furthe
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On 30 Jan 1999, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Kevin Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
>> > Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wings.
>>
>> Oct
Kevin Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> > Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wings.
>
> Octopi with wings? Now -that- is a confusing bunch of appendages, if you
> ask me. =)
Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> > Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wings.
>
> Octopi with wings? Now -that- is a confusing bunch of appendages, if you
> ask me. =)
Squid is a better choice than octopus. Some of them actual
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 05:57:47PM -0600, Anderson MacKay wrote:
> > The key here is "cute." People don't want an ugly chicken-like creature
> > that is clearly ready to attack at the slightest provocation.
>
> And furthermore, even if it -was- to attack, it really wouldn't do
> anything. Linus
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:14:15AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote:
> I brought this up on IRC, and got the following suggestions:
>
> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
> 3. Monkey
> 4. Ant
> 5. Bee
>
> Personally, I think octopi are really cute, they're smart
* Chris Waters (Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:14:15AM -0800)
> 1. Dragon
Aye!
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Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Bialasinski) writes:
>
>Hmm, with a strong enough improbability field, you will see dragons in
>the sky.
>
> Dragons and octopi in the sky are Somebody Else's Problem.
Flying Octopi? Sounds like a Detroit Red Wings gam
> "Edward John M. Brocklesby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I don't think so - Octopi can't fly!
>
> Someone who obviously hasn't read RFC 1925...
RFC1925 asserts that under appropriate circumstances, -pigs- can fly.
It makes no comment on the aerodynamic properties of cephalopods.
> --
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Darren Benham wrote:
>
> On 28-Jan-99 Chris Waters wrote:
> > While I'm on the topic of the logo, it occurred to me that it might be
> > nice to choose a mascot for the Debian project. Some sort of beast that
> > we can use in the logo and in other Debian-related images. Mu
*- On 28 Jan, Chris Waters wrote about "Call for mascot! :-)"
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
I like this. It would be great for CD covers were each tentacle could
have text overlayed for each architecture: i386, arm, hurd, sparc,
alpha, m68k, powerpc. Well that is seven but there may be mor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Bialasinski) writes:
Hmm, with a strong enough improbability field, you will see dragons in
the sky.
Dragons and octopi in the sky are Somebody Else's Problem.
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> For that matter, how about a flying pig? Then at least outsiders will get
> the joke.
If we're going for flying barnyard animals, I really have to go with
flying cows. I mean, I'm sure this is horribly english-language-centric
:), but you've got great
Steve Lamb writes:
> Octopi are real, dragons are mytical. I am more apt to see something
> real flying through the air, no matter how improbable, than something
> mythical, which I cannot ever see at all.
Mere nonexistence is a feeble excuse for declaring a thing unseeable.
You *can* see dragons
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 06:14:17PM -0500, Avery Pennarun wrote:
> Octopi and ants may also be good, if they have wings.
Ants with wings would look like termites. Ick...
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On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 01:35:24PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> >> >I mean, how often do you see an Octopus flying across the sky?
>
> >> I can honestly say that I'm more likely to see an octopus fly across
> >> the sky than a dragon.
>
> >I don't think so - Octopi can't fly! (Unless they flap the
>> "SL" == Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SL> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:28:29 +, Edward John M. Brocklesby wrote:
SL> Octopi are real, dragons are mytical. I am more apt to see
SL> something real flying through the air, no matter how improbable,
SL> than something mythical, which I can
"Edward John M. Brocklesby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I don't think so - Octopi can't fly!
Someone who obviously hasn't read RFC 1925...
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"Never trust trucks"
>On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
>> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
>> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
>> 3. Monkey
>> 4. Ant
>> 5. Bee
>Ants and Bees are probably the easiest to do cool 3d raytracings with, if
>that's any thing. I'd have to take ants. Lots of little creatures
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:44:20 -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
>Well I for one have seen dragons fly. (Dragon kites, that is.)
Ah, but that is not a dragon, is it? And the picture on that "dragon"
kite could be a octopus making it, then, an octopus kite?
Steve Lamb wrote:
> Octopi are real, dragons are mytical. I am more apt to see something
> real flying through the air, no matter how improbable, than something
> mythical, which I cannot ever see at all.
Well I for one have seen dragons fly. (Dragon kites, that is.)
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On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 09:28:29PM +, Edward John M. Brocklesby wrote:
> > >I mean, how often do you see an Octopus flying across the sky?
> >
> > I can honestly say that I'm more likely to see an octopus fly across the
> > sky than a dragon.
> I don't think so - Octopi can't fly! (Unle
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:28:29 +, Edward John M. Brocklesby wrote:
>> >I mean, how often do you see an Octopus flying across the sky?
>> I can honestly say that I'm more likely to see an octopus fly across the
>> sky than a dragon.
>I don't th
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:04:05 +, Edward John M. Brocklesby wrote:
>Yeah, but I mean Octopi are really weird, and you never see them around
>anywhere, so some people might not recognise them. Whereas with dragons, you
>see them all the time, so they
Edward John M. Brocklesby wrote:
> > 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
>
> Obviously a dragon is the best choice.
>
> > 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
>
> Too complex.
Er, less complex than a _dragon_! Anyone can draw a recognizable octopus,
drawing a decent dragon takes some talent.
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On Thu, January 28 1999, Anderson MacKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
|On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
|> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
|> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
|> 3. Monkey
|> 4. Ant
|> 5. Bee
|
|that's any thing. I'd have to take ants. Lots of little creatures doing
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 02:38:49PM -0500, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> > 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
>
> How about Cthulhu? That would also tie into Linuxes world domination
> theme. :-)
Nah, that's the NT logo...
"Win95 or WinNT? Why settle for the lesser of two evils when you can pay
twice a
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:14:15AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote:
> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
Why not a phoenix?
/me poses for gimp artists being that he'd make a cute mascott... =>
(that was supposed to be funny, why aren't you laughing?)
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
How about Cthulhu? That would also tie into Linuxes world domination
theme. :-)
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On 28-Jan-99 Chris Waters wrote:
> While I'm on the topic of the logo, it occurred to me that it might be
> nice to choose a mascot for the Debian project. Some sort of beast that
> we can use in the logo and in other Debian-related images. Much as
> Linux has its penguin, BSD has its devil, and
On 1999/01/28, Anderson MacKay wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> > 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
> > 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
> > 3. Monkey
> > 4. Ant
> > 5. Bee
>
> Ants and Bees are probably the easiest to do cool 3d raytracings with, if
> that's any thing. I
*- On 28 Jan, Chris Waters wrote about "Call for mascot! :-)"
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
I like this. It would be great for CD covers were each tentacle could
have text overlayed for each architecture: i386, arm, hurd, sparc,
alpha, m68k, powerpc. Well that is seven but there may be mor
On Thu, Jan 28, 1999 at 10:14:15AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote:
> This is just an idea, and I won't be offended if it's rejected.
I kind of like it...
> I brought this up on IRC, and got the following suggestions:
With 400 some odd developers, there are likely to be just about as
many proposals..
> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
Cool. As long as it's a decent dragon
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
OK
> 3. Monkey
No
> 4. Ant
no
> 5. Bee
no
:)
Matthew
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> 1. Dragon (well-liked choice on IRC)
> 2. Octopus (my own suggestion)
> 3. Monkey
> 4. Ant
> 5. Bee
Ants and Bees are probably the easiest to do cool 3d raytracings with, if
that's any thing. I'd have to take ants. Lots of little creatures doing
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