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Re: Git mascot

From
Jean-Noël AVILA <jn.avila@free.fr>
Date
Apr 15, 2016, 17:03 UTC
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Le vendredi 15 avril 2016, 11:41:52 Christian Howe a écrit :
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> There has been talk of a git mascot a while back in 2005. Some people
> mentioned a fish or a turtle. Since all the great open source projects
> like Linux or RethinkDB have a cute mascot, git definitely needs one
> as well. A mascot gives people a recognizable persona towards which
> they can direct their unbounded love for the project. It'd even be
> good if a plush doll of this mascot could eventually be created for
> people to physically express their love of git through cuddling and
> hugging.
No graphical skills at all, but...

I would go for a granny who is knitting, making a great sock. Not sure, this would feel modern, but at least, she could tell us some stories from the trenches...

Cheers,
JN
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