Oh just looked at the date stamps here.... nice one. Perhaps I should have a coffee now rather than later as I'm not fully awake.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 7:51 AM, David Leimbach <leim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice... I'm glad Microsoft sees the logic in supporting Haskell beyond just > researchy stuff (which is also very important!!!) > > 2009/4/1 Simon Peyton-Jones <simo...@microsoft.com> > >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haskell mailing list >> Haskell@haskell.org >> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell >> >> >
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