From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Randall S. Becker" Subject: RE: Git mascot Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:52:08 -0400 Message-ID: <005701d19737$293e76d0$7bbb6470$@nexbridge.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT To: "'Christian Howe'" , X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Apr 15 18:52:33 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ar6yn-0004ea-2F for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:52:25 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752279AbcDOQwU (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:52:20 -0400 Received: from elephants.elehost.com ([216.66.27.132]:48163 "EHLO elephants.elehost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752033AbcDOQwU convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:52:20 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at elehost.com Received: from pangea (CPE00fc8d49d843-CM00fc8d49d840.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [174.112.90.66]) (authenticated bits=0) by elephants.elehost.com (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id u3FGqHcr005968 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:52:17 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rsbecker@nexbridge.com) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Thread-Index: AQHkkpo5AnRdX2sRCv2nf7H1IlJv4Z9lR7Rw Content-Language: en-ca Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: > On April 15, 2016 12:42 PM> Behalf Of Christian Howe wrote > There has been talk of a git mascot a while back in 2005. Some people > mentioned a fish or a turtle. Since all the great open source projects like > Linux or RethinkDB have a cute mascot, git definitely needs one as well. A > mascot gives people a recognizable persona towards which they can direct > their unbounded love for the project. It'd even be good if a plush doll of this > mascot could eventually be created for people to physically express their love > of git through cuddling and hugging. The image in my mind is of a tree, shown above and below ground with roots and branches intertwined, reaching outward and downward. Cheers, Randall -- Brief whoami: NonStop&UNIX developer since approximately UNIX(421664400)/NonStop(211288444200000000) -- In my real life, I talk too much.