From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
Subject: Re: What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:53:45 -0700
Date: 2014-11-14T11:53:45-07:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m45j3e$25s$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8761eim8es.fsf_-_@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk>
On 11/14/2014 02:35 AM, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
>
> Do you associate a penguin with Linux?
I do, since the establishment of a penguin as the symbol for Linux predates my
involvement with it.
About the only things associated with Ada (the language) when I got involved
with it 30 yrs ago were Ada (the woman), Ichbiah, and green. So perhaps a green
blob with the heads of Ada and Ichbiah?
Associated with Ada (the woman) are the poet Byron, mathematics, Babbage, and
the analytical engine, further expanding the things that could be incorporated.
If a mascot or emblem had been associated with Ada at the Ada Launch (1980 Dec
10) it could have been anything, but trying to attach an arbitrary image to the
language 34 yrs later is unlikely to take.
--
Jeff Carter
"I've got to stay here, but there's no reason
why you folks shouldn't go out into the lobby
until this thing blows over."
Horse Feathers
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2014-11-14 4:37 The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot David Botton
2014-11-14 5:09 ` Niklas Holsti
2014-11-14 5:31 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 5:40 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 8:55 ` Gour
2014-11-15 17:19 ` Niklas Holsti
2014-11-15 17:21 ` Niklas Holsti
2014-11-14 5:15 ` Hubert
2014-11-14 15:00 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-14 15:26 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 16:10 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-14 6:04 ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-11-14 9:35 ` What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot) Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-11-14 10:24 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 10:51 ` What makes a good mascot? Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-11-14 10:54 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 10:56 ` Orca
2014-11-14 12:24 ` David Botton
2014-11-14 14:14 ` G.B.
2014-11-14 16:08 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-14 17:52 ` jm.tarrasa
2014-11-14 18:40 ` Björn Lundin
2014-11-15 8:43 ` Mart van de Wege
2014-11-15 16:30 ` Shark8
2014-11-14 16:08 ` What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot) Luke A. Guest
2014-11-14 16:10 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-15 23:22 ` Lucretia
2014-11-16 0:42 ` David Botton
2014-11-16 2:49 ` David Botton
2014-11-16 18:59 ` AdaMagica
2014-11-16 19:07 ` David Botton
2014-11-16 19:15 ` What makes a good mascot? Simon Wright
2014-11-16 19:40 ` David Botton
2014-11-17 13:13 ` What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot) AdaMagica
2014-11-17 14:25 ` G.B.
2014-11-17 14:56 ` David Botton
2014-11-17 15:11 ` AdaMagica
2014-11-17 15:14 ` David Botton
2014-11-17 15:29 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-11-17 15:46 ` AdaMagica
2014-11-17 16:50 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-11-18 1:04 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-11-21 11:12 ` AdaMagica
2014-11-17 16:09 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-17 17:49 ` Peter Chapin
2014-11-17 17:56 ` David Botton
2014-11-17 17:57 ` What makes a good mascot? Simon Wright
2014-11-24 11:36 ` nospamthanks
2014-11-24 17:18 ` Simon Wright
2014-11-14 18:53 ` Jeffrey Carter [this message]
2014-11-14 19:13 ` What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot) David Botton
2014-11-14 20:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-11-14 21:41 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-15 0:01 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-11-15 12:09 ` Brian Drummond
2014-11-14 15:00 ` The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot Luke A. Guest
2014-11-14 15:49 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-11-14 17:15 ` Brad Moore
2014-11-14 19:40 ` Brad Moore
2014-11-14 22:57 ` Qun-Ying
2014-11-14 23:57 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-11-14 19:22 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-11-14 16:46 ` Jonathan
2014-11-15 13:49 ` Mart van de Wege
2014-11-15 16:34 ` Shark8
2014-11-14 22:24 ` rriehle
2014-11-16 0:41 ` David Botton
2014-11-15 9:22 ` vincent.diemunsch
2014-11-15 9:36 ` Gour
2014-11-15 9:36 ` vincent.diemunsch
2014-11-16 2:46 ` David Botton
2014-11-15 18:19 ` Jonathan
2014-11-16 23:09 ` Bruce Hennessy
2014-11-16 23:52 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-11-17 13:49 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-11-17 1:07 ` Simon Clubley
2014-11-17 1:19 ` David Botton
2014-11-17 9:24 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-11-17 12:27 ` Brian Drummond
2014-11-19 19:30 ` johannes falcone
2014-11-19 19:51 ` David Botton
2014-11-19 23:27 ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-11-21 19:00 ` sbelmont700
2014-11-21 19:20 ` David Botton
2014-11-21 23:02 ` Björn Lundin
2014-12-05 14:49 ` David Botton
2014-12-05 19:19 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-11-22 10:02 ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-11-22 12:36 ` Jerry van Dijk
2014-11-22 18:59 ` AdaMagica
2014-11-23 9:10 ` Simon Clubley
2014-12-01 19:11 ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2014-12-01 19:14 ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2014-12-02 6:00 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-11-28 0:34 ` David Pereira
2014-11-28 16:16 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
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