Difference between revisions of "ProgClub logo"

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The decision was taken to change the logo to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_%28Conway%27s_Life%29 glider] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life], as this is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Emblem hacker emblem]. So that's the current logo.
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The decision was taken to change the logo to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_%28Conway%27s_Life%29 glider] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life], as this is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Emblem hacker emblem].
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The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Emblem hacker emblem] is a sign of solidarity with the following [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28programmer_subculture%29#History values]:
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* Creating software and sharing it with each other
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* Placing a high value on freedom of inquiry; hostility to secrecy
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* Information-sharing as both an ideal and a practical strategy
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* Upholding the right to fork
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* Emphasis on rationality
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* Distaste for authority
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* Playful cleverness, taking the serious humorously and humour seriously

Revision as of 08:34, 14 August 2011

The first logo for ProgClub was an image of a mace, as in a "club". Because every programmer needs a good club! It looked like this:

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The decision was taken to change the logo to the glider from Conway's Game of Life, as this is the hacker emblem.

The hacker emblem is a sign of solidarity with the following values:

  • Creating software and sharing it with each other
  • Placing a high value on freedom of inquiry; hostility to secrecy
  • Information-sharing as both an ideal and a practical strategy
  • Upholding the right to fork
  • Emphasis on rationality
  • Distaste for authority
  • Playful cleverness, taking the serious humorously and humour seriously