>>> My favorite animal, my "totem animal" is a turtle. Unfortunately, a turtle is not a good representation for a real time operating system! <<<<
A Mutant Ninja Turtle. Noted. >>>>>> NuttX was created in Costa Rica so an animal from Costa Rica does not seem inappropriate. <<<<<< Indeed, before you refer to it, I have been considering something originating in 'Costa Rica' in detail. As a cat lover, Margay Cats are on my radar. Please watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RewQMq13pw BR, Erdem Gregory Nutt <spudan...@gmail.com>, 19 Haz 2020 Cum, 15:25 tarihinde şunu yazdı: > I once was told that it was Linus Torvalds who insisted on the Pengquin > mascot. My favorit animal, my "totem animal" is turtle. Unfortunately, > a turtle is not a good representation for a real time operating system! > Unless it were a Mutant Ninja turtle ;) > > > >> NuttX is a very international project. The sun never sets on NuttX > >> developers. We are on every continent (except perhaps Antarctica). So if > >> the mascot is an animal, I think we don't want something indigenous to > only > >> one place. But I don't know what to suggest here... > NuttX was created in Costa Rica so an animal from Costa Rica does not > seem in appropriate. Here the most beloved animals are (1) the > rainforest frogs, the red-eyed rain forest frog in particular: > > https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/kids/photos/animals/Amphibians/Q-Z/red-eyed-tree-frog-on-leaves-3-2.ngsversion.1568211399457.adapt.1900.1.jpg > , (2) the toucan: > > http://www.pacifico-costarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/live-belize-keel-billed-toucan-national-bird.jpg, > > and (2) the three-toed sloth. The slot is, again, not an appropriate > image since it implies slow and lazy. > > Maybe we should then consider an animal from Antarctica, or one that's > > known to have a species there, to at least have a mascot from that > > continent. > > Maybe puffins? [1] They are small, fast and can live in both sea and > land. > > They also to some extent, and with some imagination, resemble little > > penguins, which may also convey the "think tiny Linux" motto. > > I like Puffins. They also share the habitat with Penguins which is a > good thing. > > I think of all of those, however, the red-eyed rainforest frog appeals > to me most. He is already a caricature of himself. > > Greg > > >
