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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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----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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