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Should Hackers Get Their Own Logo?
Ridgelift writes "Eric S. Raymond is proposing a new logo for Hackerdom. 'The Linux folks have their penguin and the
BSDers their demon.
Perl's got a camel, FSF
fans have their gnu and OSI's
got an open-source
logo. What we haven't had, historically, is an emblem that
represents the entire hacker community of which all these
groups are parts. This is a proposal that we adopt one - the glider pattern from the Game of Life.'"
H4x0r3z
the above is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect that of the little voices in my head
In the chance that ten years from now hackers everywhere will refer to this slashdot article as the origin of their symbol, I just wanted to post in it.
...but I kinda doubt it.
...a snatch shot with a bottle of beer embedded inside.
Woops, wrong group, sorry.
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From the page: "Here is a snippet of XHTML you can paste into a page.
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<a href='http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/'>
<img src='http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/glider.png
Note that this isn't valid XHTML.
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A giant statue of Mr. Eric Raymond out of Mt. Hood or something. It seems like this man has an insatiable ego that cannot be fulfilled.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
Those of us that work on MS Windows would like something depicting lemmings going off a cliff or maybe lemmings landing head first on the rocks below.
I can get you in checkmate in one move - not what you want from a hacker logo.
I think that regardless of what we choose, goatse.cx should be stricken from the list immediately!
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The amazon.com shopping cart, inverted and appropriately rotated...
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You'll forgive us for having our fingers ready to pounce on alt+f4.
Hrm.......
I would sugest a cluttery desk with dirty ash trays, lots of empty half crushed soda-pop cans, O'reilly books of various pedigry and colors spewn around the room and book shelves. Pillow hair, coffee cups, the abient glow of a monitor, and half eaten pizza. Combine these things into one logo and it would rule all other logos.
It isn't a lie if you belive it.
Why on earth did he pick one that goes DOWN? Why not pick one that goes up and right?
I think it might symbolize a flaccid penis since according to his FAQ, you aren't to think about sex if you are a hacker.
Take a look
Functional, yet stylish. It gives us a connection to those hackers who have gone before us.
(Note to the humor impaired: This is supposed to be funny. Laugh, or at least try to.)
Someone you trust is one of us.
... you can't use the icon.
take RMS, a yammering looney with bad facial hair, a big ego, and a strong resounding belief in software and freedom.
now take away the "strong resounding belief" bit, and you've got...
ESR!
they were separated at birth, I think.
Hackers long to have something go down on them and this it there best chance? :)
Ah, but that's precisely the beauty of the concept. We'll be able to identify ourselves by seeing who doesn't use the logo!
Kind of like being able to tell if someone is pretending to have been a Navy SEAL because they're talking about/displaying their medals.
Someone you trust is one of us.
Hackers don't need nor want a logo. Does ESR really think that most hackers are just dying to put logos on their coffee cups, hats, shirts, etc? If a hacker wants to express himself, he'll do it through hacking.
If we do have a logo, I think it should be a vector rendered shilouete of a fat, unwashed, unshaven hacker sitting in front of a PC.
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I For one suggest that we take a vote on this preferably with Diebold Touchscreen machines. Thas way the truly determined hackers will win.
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So how do you draw a virgin?
Trace this picture?
Can't open source hackers have ONE THING that goes down on them???
Geez, it's not like they're getting girls to do it.
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How long before the clothing is out?
Because the enemy's gate is DOWN.
So thaentix, you need to get with the GNU program because you can't oppress us. We are free both idealogically and in price. ESR is a great wise man who will lead us to greater freedom.
Stripped or Striped? Just wondering if this is a YRO or an XXX post.
flossie
Write now. Defend liberty
"(since hacking is more about competence than simply attitude)"
Oh. Then I propose a new logo for us incompetent hackers. It's a much more meaningful symbol...
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The leter H which in the game of life disolves into nothingness after 6 generations. Just like most of my programs.
you mean to tell me that this flying window thing isnt the hacker logo?
If they could pronounce "Shibboleth" properly, they were in. If they couldn't, they were sent on their way.
Um... actually they were dragged away and killed, as usually happens in Bible stories: Judges 12:4-6
Right. That's what I said. I just happened to say it in Microsoft-eze.
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Quick,
Run out to the DMV.
Get you new plate: 010 001 111
I didn't need to get pissed that Hackerz was allready taken,
--El Duderino
The big question is, would you tattoo it on your arm like Charles Petzold and his Windows logo?
Chip H.
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You can't be a winner if you've ever played Conway's Game of Life
Yea...I'm pretty much a jerk.
The leter H which in the game of life disolves into nothingness after 6 generations.
... most hackers will dissolve into nothingness at the end of the first generation.
Not quite appropriate
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
First thing I thought is, "who the FUCK would come up with such a lame, pathetic, anti-hacker mentality idea as this?" I missed the ESR reference.
Can't say it surprises me though.
A logo? A LOGO? Hey Eric, how about everyone who meets qualifications (do you need to qualify to be an official hacker? ) get team jackets? Oh, oh yeah, and we could all listen to the same hacker music, and play the same hacker games, and and...
Last I remember, any non-derogatory definition of hacker included (or at least implied) a strong sense of independence. Let's all show our independence by wearing a logo!!!
Bah.
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Yes, that form of the letter "H", crapily formatted to not look like one, due to the assumption that HTML "knows what you mean", is the perfect logo for incompetent and ignorant hacker wannabes!
I'm putting it im my sig lines and sig files right now, since, well, I'm not just the incompetent hacker club president, I'm also a client.
The REAL jabber has the user id: 13196
What you do today will cost you a day of your life
Why not learn the difference between "hacker" and "cracker" ?
h4x0rs don't concern themselves with differences like that, yo.
Yes it is a game of reproduction .... in which gliders do not reproduce. Think about it.
If enithin kan gow rong it whil. (Murfey)
Yeah, computer hacking really needs your support. It wouldn't happen without you.
How about 217 then? Nice and easy to remember - like when I chmod something...
Exactly WHAT are you chmoding 217???
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....and quit posturing like he speaks for 'The Hackers.'
Good god, that guy has ego.
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Ah, when you put it that way, the picture is completely different! Now it looks to me like the upper half of, yes, a hacker, sitting by his/her terminal, facing to the left. The upper block is a head, the rest is the left shoulder-elbow-arm-hand.
This could lead to a whole new psychological science. Instead of showing us Rorschach ink blots, they could show us big 3x3 pixel pictures!
~llauren
Aah yes, that well known hacker-fleet that drives around :o) Could cover war-drivers I suppose.
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and it looks like circle's winning... ;)
Just raise the taxes on crack.
Except not quite the same thing -- Brights are trying to form a labelled community, whereas hackers already have one and are just getting a logo for it.
chuk