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Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 12:17:36 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Hippo icon!
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On May  3 10:51, Chris January wrote:
> Ashwin N wrote:
> >I noticed that the icon for Cygwin on the website has changed from the
> >green-n-black C to a roaring hippo.
> >http://www.cygwin.com/hippo.jpg
> 
> It's to shake off the impression that Cygwin is bloated and slow. No, 
> wait....

Yes, sure, that's right.  The hippo's the second fastest animal ever,
right after the tortois(*).


Corinna


(*) See Terry Pratchett's "Pyramids" for the proof.

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