On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 10:07 +0200, 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.
The sad thing is, despite the form of this message, I entirely agree with the content... jcc _______________________________________________ Haskell mailing list Haskell@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell
