On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 06:16, Graham wrote: > Rod Engelsman wrote: > > Daniel Carrera wrote: > >> He he. I love April 1. > >> > >> http://www.linux.org/news/LO2005/mascot_20050401.html > >> > >> Linus Torvalds: > >> "Don't you think its time to get rid of this stupid little bird?" > >> > >> On an email to the kernel mailing list: > >> > >> Fellow Kernel contributors, > >> > >> I'm _totally_ sick of wearing penguin shirts, dressing up in penguin > >> costumes, signing people's penguin posters and looking at those > >> stuffed penguins that kids carry around (which are nothing but a good > >> transmitter of diseases!). I propose now that the penguin be > >> _scrapped_ in favor of something much more representative of Linux. I > >> mean, the penguin was great when Linux was the cute, up-and-coming, > >> sort of _little engine that could_ operating system. But now, with > >> Linux being the most _excellent_, fabulous and utterly cool operating > >> system ever (yeh, that's right Steve Jobs - you _know_ it is pal!), I > >> just don't think the fat little flightless bird is doing the trick for > >> us. As you know from working with me, I am totally open to suggestions > >> (as long as it isn't about memory management), so I'm setting a > >> deadline of midnight, April 1st, to come up with a better > >> mascot. Please send your submissions in PNG format _ONLY_ (no GIFs!) I > >> have attached a logo that I particularly like of a _proud_ poodle-like > >> dog. It sort of symbolizes the pride I feel about Linux and how > >> everybody thought it was a _dog_ (up until the VA Linux IPO of > >> course). Though others might still think it's a dog (yeh, that's you > >> BillyG!), it's a damn proud dog. So send your images along. There > >> might be some other animal out there that I haven't even thought of > >> that better represents Linux Remember, before midnight, April 1. NO > >> LATE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED! > >> > >> Linus > >> > >> Cheers, > > > > I would suggest a cat. > > > > A cat is a popular alternative to the reigning pet-of-choice -- > > namely, the dog. And Windows is indeed a dog of an operating system. > > > > Additionally, people tend to have strong feelings toward cats -- they > > either love them or hate them -- with not a lot of middle ground. Just > > like what you see on the alt.comp.linux.advocacy groups with all the > > acrimony between Linux, Windows, and Mac afficionados. > > > > And yes, I realize the post was tongue-in-cheek April Fools stuff. :) > > > > Rod > > A Platypus... A duck designed by a committee... Everybody knows it > works, just noone knows why. :) > > Cheers > Yo
A Pushme-Pullyou. Wesley Parish -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.
