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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.'"
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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.
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.
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.
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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Because the enemy's gate is DOWN.
"(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.
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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The big question is, would you tattoo it on your arm like Charles Petzold and his Windows logo?
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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.
"People who do stupid things with hazardous materials often die." -- Jim Davidson on alt.folklore.urban
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.
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Yes it is a game of reproduction .... in which gliders do not reproduce. Think about it.
If enithin kan gow rong it whil. (Murfey)
How about 217 then? Nice and easy to remember - like when I chmod something...
Exactly WHAT are you chmoding 217???
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Aah yes, that well known hacker-fleet that drives around :o) Could cover war-drivers I suppose.
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