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Subject: Re: What makes a good mascot? (Was: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada
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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."
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