I, for one, welcome our new Koala overlords.
Thank you, Mr. Peyton-Koala, for this wonderful contribution to our community.
-- ryan
2009/4/1 Simon Peyton-Jones :
>
> Dear Haskell enthusiasts,
>
> Now that the logo issue finally has been settled, it is time to select
> the proper Haskell mascot
"Angelos Sphyris" writes:
> Surely, I can't be the only person to suspect an April Fool's Day joke
Well, since nobody seems to bite anyway, I guess I might as well 'fess
up.
As we rely on Simon P J and others like him not only to provide us
with the theoretical foundations, but also with the
>
> A good one indeed, Simon.
Check the ``Received: from'' headers of the original message...
Wolfram
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Oh just looked at the date stamps here nice one. Perhaps I should have
a coffee now rather than later as I'm not fully awake.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 7:51 AM, David Leimbach wrote:
> Nice... I'm glad Microsoft sees the logic in supporting Haskell beyond just
> researchy stuff (which is also
Nice... I'm glad Microsoft sees the logic in supporting Haskell beyond just
researchy stuff (which is also very important!!!)
2009/4/1 Simon Peyton-Jones
> Dear Haskell enthusiasts,
>
> Now that the logo issue finally has been settled, it is time to select
> the proper Haskell mascot. As you ar
On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 10:07 +0200, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:
> Dear Haskell enthusiasts,
>
> Now that the logo issue finally has been settled, it is time to select
> the proper Haskell mascot. As you are no doubt aware, Microsoft's
> involvement in Haskell means that we have moved from avoiding s
Surely, I can't be the only person to suspect an April Fool's Day joke
lurking behind this choice of mascot!
A good one indeed, Simon.
Best regards
Angelos
- Original Message -
From: "Simon Peyton-Jones"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:07 AM
Subject:
Hello,
> So I hereby declare the official Haskell mascot to be the koala, in
> the form of the image attached below.
Is it possible to get a bigger version of this image to appropriately
identify the koala? ;-)
Kind regards,
Michael
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> "Simon T" == S J Thompson writes:
Simon T> wikipedia also says
Simon T> "The only people who are permitted to keep Koalas are
Simon T> wildlife carers and, occasionally, research scientists."
Well, I'm neither.
And I didn't think the entity concerned was Haskell. I assumed
so
wikipedia also says
"The only people who are permitted to keep Koalas are wildlife carers
and, occasionally, research scientists."
Simon T.
On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, Lennart Augustsson wrote:
> Koalas are slow and lazy animals. I think the choice is highly appropriate.
>
> -- Lennart
>
> On W
Koalas are slow and lazy animals. I think the choice is highly appropriate.
-- Lennart
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Colin Paul Adams
wrote:
>> "Simon" == Simon Peyton-Jones writes:
>
> Simon> So I hereby declare the official Haskell mascot to be the
> Simon> koala, in the form o
> "Simon" == Simon Peyton-Jones writes:
Simon> So I hereby declare the official Haskell mascot to be the
Simon> koala, in the form of the image attached below.
Could you please explain the logic that caused you to choose a koala?
I have hitherto been unaware of any connection betwe
Dear Haskell enthusiasts,
Now that the logo issue finally has been settled, it is time to select
the proper Haskell mascot. As you are no doubt aware, Microsoft's
involvement in Haskell means that we have moved from avoiding success
at all cost to actively marketing the language, and any languag
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