Re: [Haskell] Marketing Haskell
That's not you usual Koala face. Must be a special Simon^H^H^H^H^HHaskell-Koala species. On 1 Apr 2009, at 10:07, 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 success at all cost to actively marketing the language, and any language striving for success is entirely dependent on a cute and distinctive mascot. Where would Perl be today without its camel?
Since the recent logo discussion has demonstrated once and for all the futility of attempting a democratic process in the Haskell community - to be quite honest, the elected logo looks like an error message from an IBM mainframe - I have decided to decide on a mascot myself.
So I hereby declare the official Haskell mascot to be the koala, in the form of the image attached below. Please ensure that this image accompanies any material published on the web or on paper.
Simon
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That's not you usual Koala face. Must be a special Simon^H^H^H^H^HHaskell-Koala species.
On 1 Apr 2009, at 10:07, 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 success at all cost to actively marketing the language, and any language striving for success is entirely dependent on a cute and distinctive mascot. Where would Perl be today without its camel?
Since the recent logo discussion has demonstrated once and for all the futility of attempting a democratic process in the Haskell community - to be quite honest, the elected logo looks like an error message from an IBM mainframe - I have decided to decide on a mascot myself.
So I hereby declare the official Haskell mascot to be the koala, in the form of the image attached below. Please ensure that this image accompanies any material published on the web or on paper.
Simon
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