Tcl - A frog?

Author

A frog?

sigzero@gmail.com

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

Komodo gets a "dragon"...

Perl gets a "lizard"...

Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

: )

Robert

Darren New

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:

> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

Could be worse. One of the MS Windows languages (VB?) got a bug.

--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
You have to wonder what Mr. Smucker
thought of that tag line, don't you?

sigzero@gmail.com

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

Yeah, but I was hoping for something

so I could get a tatoo. : )

Robert

David Gravereaux

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Yeah, but I was hoping for something

so I could get a tatoo. : )
>
> Robert
>

SuSE already took the chameleon. We should use a gecko.

- --
David Gravereaux <davygrvy@pobox.com>
[species:human; planet:earth,milkyway(western spiral arm),alpha sector]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32)

iD8DBQFCZVa0lZadkQh/RmERApsiAKCbGQtTTiJNGFz8jrf/rGaleslmAQCePdDc
27q1JdOF7qz/LuHqERUPHjU=
=l0Dc
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Stefan Finzel

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

Oh, the bug was really good. Still makes me laughing and grin after an hour.

What about a ferret? Small, nimble, rapid, beautifull, different colours
and shapes, may bite very harmful ...

David Gravereaux wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> SuSE already took the chameleon. We should use a gecko.
>
> - --
> David Gravereaux <davygrvy@pobox.com>
> [species:human; planet:earth,milkyway(western spiral arm),alpha sector]
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32)
>
> iD8DBQFCZVa0lZadkQh/RmERApsiAKCbGQtTTiJNGFz8jrf/rGaleslmAQCePdDc
> 27q1JdOF7qz/LuHqERUPHjU=
> =l0Dc
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

David Gravereaux

2005-04-19, 8:58 pm

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Stefan Finzel wrote:
> Oh, the bug was really good. Still makes me laughing and grin after an
> hour.
>
> What about a ferret? Small, nimble, rapid, beautifull, different colours
> and shapes, may bite very harmful ...

http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/s-ima.../images/dbg.gif

You should have seen Melissa Chawla when she dressed-up as the bug for a
Halloween costume. That was before my time at Scriptics, but I saw a picture.
Unfortunetly, I don't have a scan of it.

- --
David Gravereaux <davygrvy@pobox.com>
[species:human; planet:earth,milkyway(western spiral arm),alpha sector]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (MingW32)

iD8DBQFCZYJ6lZadkQh/ RmERAsCNAKCokC7ugcpXYpJPUboX2G5fht4c4gCe
M8ze
ksjX4fvdwcwIJEuum2md99A=
=H3H+
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Michael Schlenker

2005-04-20, 8:58 am

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

Hmm, i really like frogs...

Michael

Arjen Markus

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

Michael Schlenker wrote:
>
> sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hmm, i really like frogs...
>

To add some comments to the bestiary:
- Frogs have an interesting life cycle
with several metamorphoses ... What
Wiki pages does that remind you of?
- Frogs are better digestible than
lizards, at least they appear on the menu
in several Western countries, whereas lizards
and Komodo dragons do not.
- Frogs add a lot more fun to part 4 of the
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy than lizards.
(And Komodo dragons are not at all related to the
Fuorlornin Fire Dragons - who as we all know
are extinct).
- Frogs, especially the ones from South-America,
are very colourful (and poisonous but that is
not a positive distinction, IMHO - so I will leave
that out)

Regards,

Arjen

lvirden@gmail.com

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

According to <sigzero@gmail.com>:
:Komodo gets a "dragon"...
:
:Perl gets a "lizard"...
:
:Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

What frog? For that matter, what lizard? Perl is typically a camel.
Expect had a primate on its O'Reilly book, the Tcl/Tk tools book had
an extension cord, and the Tcl / Tk in a Nutshell had a bird.

The 'official' logo for Tcl is a feather.
--
<URL: http://wiki.tcl.tk/ > MP3 ID tag repair < http://www.fixtunes.com/?C=17038 >
Even if explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting
should be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
<URL: mailto:lvirden@gmail.com > <URL: http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/ >

sigzero@gmail.com

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

lvir...@gmail.com wrote:
> According to <sigzero@gmail.com>:
> :Komodo gets a "dragon"...
> :
> :Perl gets a "lizard"...
> :
> :Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?
>
> What frog? For that matter, what lizard? Perl is typically a camel.
> Expect had a primate on its O'Reilly book, the Tcl/Tk tools book had
> an extension cord, and the Tcl / Tk in a Nutshell had a bird.
>
> The 'official' logo for Tcl is a feather.
> --
> <URL: http://wiki.tcl.tk/ > MP3 ID tag repair <
http://www.fixtunes.com/?C=17038 >
> Even if explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting
> should be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
> <URL: mailto:lvirden@gmail.com > <URL:
http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/ >

Go here my friend and gaze on the splendiforous wonder that we speak
of:

http://www.activestate.com

Robert

Michael Schlenker

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

Arjen Markus wrote:
> Michael Schlenker wrote:
>
>
>
> To add some comments to the bestiary:
> - Frogs have an interesting life cycle
> with several metamorphoses ... What
> Wiki pages does that remind you of?
> - Frogs are better digestible than
> lizards, at least they appear on the menu
> in several Western countries, whereas lizards
> and Komodo dragons do not.
> - Frogs add a lot more fun to part 4 of the
> Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy than lizards.
> (And Komodo dragons are not at all related to the
> Fuorlornin Fire Dragons - who as we all know
> are extinct).
> - Frogs, especially the ones from South-America,
> are very colourful (and poisonous but that is
> not a positive distinction, IMHO - so I will leave
> that out)
>

Frogs are often familiars for wizards in fairy tales and fantasy...,
are increadibly (re)productive, beautiful to look at etc. etc.

Michael

Christopher Nelson

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

Where's this frog?

Juan C. Gil

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

Arjen Markus wrote:
>
> To add some comments to the bestiary:
> [...]
> - Frogs, especially the ones from South-America,
> are very colourful (and poisonous but that is
> not a positive distinction, IMHO - so I will leave
> that out)
>
Actually it is. For the frog, that is.

Juan Carlos---

spam@controlq.com

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 sigzero@gmail.com wrote:

> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

They all taste like -- chicken!

Frederic Limouzin

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

I wonder what Python will get ... sssss ... :-)

..

David N. Welton

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

sigzero@gmail.com writes:

> Go here my friend and gaze on the splendiforous wonder that we speak
> of:
>
> http://www.activestate.com

Oh, I was wondering about that myself.

Hey, at least ours is alive. The Perl one looks like it's splatted on
a car bumper.

--
David N. Welton
- http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/

Apache, Linux, Tcl Consulting
- http://www.dedasys.com/

Christopher Nelson

2005-04-20, 4:00 pm

David N. Welton wrote:[color=darkred]
> sigzero@gmail.com writes:
>
speak[color=darkred]

You'd have thought that a language with a feather as an icon would have
a bird as its mascot. <shrug>

Jeff Hobbs

2005-04-21, 4:00 am

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?

Ah yes, the new logo is part of a rebranding for the entire
range of Tcl solutions at ActiveState. This will be done
over a transitional period, starting with the Tcl Dev Kit.

Why a frog? Critters are popular nowadays, and we recently
redesigned the Komodo (dragon) and Perl (gecko) logos. Since
it was hard to find a feathered friend to match (you have to
consider the style, resize issues, etc), we cast out wider and
decided on the frog. It is in fact modelled on the colorful
South American varieties. We've had various comments on the
existing feather logo, the most humorous being that it looks
like a banana when shrunk to small icon size.

There is no implied meaning in any of the logos, but as Arjen
noted, the frog has many appealing qualities. In addition to
showing that we have a leg up on the competition, and are
leaps and bounds in front of the them. :D

--
Jeff Hobbs, The Tcl Guy
http://www.ActiveState.com/, a division of Sophos

Jeff Hobbs

2005-04-21, 4:00 am

David Gravereaux wrote:
> sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
[color=darkred]
> SuSE already took the chameleon. We should use a gecko.

The ActiveState Perl logo is actually a gecko.

--
Jeff Hobbs, The Tcl Guy
http://www.ActiveState.com/, a division of Sophos

Andreas Kupries

2005-04-21, 4:00 am

Jeff Hobbs <jeffh@removethis.activestate.com> writes:

> There is no implied meaning in any of the logos, but as Arjen
> noted, the frog has many appealing qualities. In addition to
> showing that we have a leg up on the competition, and are
> leaps and bounds in front of the them. :D

Not to mention that it is a Frog Prince. He is keeping it secret,
without the crown and all. Like Tcl is a well-kept secret in most
places :P

--
So long,
Andreas Kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>
<http://www.purl.org/NET/akupries/>
Developer @ <http://www.activestate.com/>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}

Les Cargill

2005-04-21, 4:00 am

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:

> Komodo gets a "dragon"...
>
> Perl gets a "lizard"...
>
> Tcl...gets...a..."frog"?
>
>
> : )
>
> Robert
>

I like it. You take the leap of faith -
"kiss the frog", and get a prince/princess.

--
Les Cargill

Frederic Limouzin

2005-04-21, 8:58 am

Jeff Hobbs wrote:
> sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> redesigned the Komodo (dragon) and Perl (gecko) logos. Since
> it was hard to find a feathered friend to match (you have to

How about Quetzalcoatl the Feathered Serpent ... ;-)

Just kidding!

--Fred

sigzero@gmail.com

2005-04-21, 4:00 pm

Jeff Hobbs wrote:
> sigzero@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Ah yes, the new logo is part of a rebranding for the entire
> range of Tcl solutions at ActiveState. This will be done
> over a transitional period, starting with the Tcl Dev Kit.
>
> Why a frog? Critters are popular nowadays, and we recently
> redesigned the Komodo (dragon) and Perl (gecko) logos. Since
> it was hard to find a feathered friend to match (you have to
> consider the style, resize issues, etc), we cast out wider and
> decided on the frog. It is in fact modelled on the colorful
> South American varieties. We've had various comments on the
> existing feather logo, the most humorous being that it looks
> like a banana when shrunk to small icon size.
>
> There is no implied meaning in any of the logos, but as Arjen
> noted, the frog has many appealing qualities. In addition to
> showing that we have a leg up on the competition, and are
> leaps and bounds in front of the them. :D
>
> --
> Jeff Hobbs, The Tcl Guy
> http://www.ActiveState.com/, a division of Sophos

You know I never expected this much of a thread on my cute comment. : )

The frog graphic is actually very nice. ActiveState needs to do a
Cafepress store with their logo items. : )

Robert

Donal K. Fellows

2005-04-21, 4:00 pm

Frederic Limouzin wrote:
> I wonder what Python will get ... sssss ... :-)

A mushroom, or perhaps a badger...

Donal.

Sponsored Links