A golden GNU for you

A golden GNU for you

[Felix Lechner via Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution.]

Hi,

When reading about the reopening of Bhutan and its cross-country trail
[1] I came across a lesser-known species of gnu goat that due to its
yellow color could be an appropriate mascot for our beloved Guix.
Sorry this message came late for the ten-year party. [2]

Unlike the African wildebeest that served as the inspiration for the
GNU Project [3] Bhutan's takins—their national animals—also come in a
golden color. [4] The golden variety lives exclusively in a mountain
range in China and is very cute. [5][6]

There are also Sichuan takins [7] that are gold and black, and perhaps
an even better fit!

Kind regards
Felix Lechner

P.S. I looked for a better Guix mailing list for a lighthearted
message but could not find one.

[1] https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/how-to-hike-trans-bhutan-trail
[2] https://10years.guix.gnu.org/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeest#Cultural_depictions
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_takin
[5] for a newborn,
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-26/Baby-golden-takins-born-at-NW-China-wildlife-base-PaFRDnlFRu/index.html
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbZ9GXlspY (voice over uses odd
pronunciation)
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_takin

Re: A golden GNU for you

[Luis Felipe]

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Hi Felix,


On Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at 03:43, Felix Lechner via "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." <guix-devel@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 

> When reading about the reopening of Bhutan and its cross-country trail
> [1] I came across a lesser-known species of gnu goat that due to its
> yellow color could be an appropriate mascot for our beloved Guix.
> Sorry this message came late for the ten-year party. [2]
> 

> Unlike the African wildebeest that served as the inspiration for the
> GNU Project [3] Bhutan's takins—their national animals—also come in a
> golden color. [4] The golden variety lives exclusively in a mountain
> range in China and is very cute. [5][6]
> 

> There are also Sichuan takins [7] that are gold and black, and perhaps
> an even better fit!

I did know about the golden wildebeest that is more similar to a blue wildebeest (not many pics around though), but I didn't know about any of these furry animals, thanks for sharing.


> 

> P.S. I looked for a better Guix mailing list for a lighthearted
> message but could not find one.

I think it's ok. Things related to the guix-artwork repository have been discussed here before.

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