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| From: | "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com> |
| To: | <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> |
| Subject: | RE: Hippo icon! |
| Date: | Tue, 3 May 2005 12:44:55 +0100 |
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| In-Reply-To: | <20050503101736.GA8522@calimero.vinschen.de> |
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| X-OriginalArrivalTime: | 03 May 2005 11:44:54.0471 (UTC) FILETIME=[86001D70:01C54FD5] |
----Original Message----
>From: Corinna Vinschen
>Sent: 03 May 2005 11:18
> 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.
See also the free-falling hippos from the talk-list!
cheers,
DaveK
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