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I've got a few spare if you want one.
Can you spare one at vidar.masson@gmail.com ?
Not a problem, should be on it's way.
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#13I wonder if they're considering Postgres? I bet that's a hotly requested feature.
Postgres is literally the next thing on the roadmap :-)
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#14Can anyone explain to me what pony powered is? Is it just a way to say you are running django or is it something more?
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#15Can anyone explain to me what pony powered is? Is it just a way to say you are running django or is it something more?
More or less. It's a django in-joke.
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#17Can anyone explain to me what pony powered is? Is it just a way to say you are running django or is it something more?
It comes from Cal Henderson's DjangoCon 2008 keynote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk&fmt=22#t=55m1...
He jokingly said Django needed a mascot and that he could take a framework seriously if it had a mascot with magical powers.
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#19Can anyone explain to me what pony powered is? Is it just a way to say you are running django or is it something more?
It comes from Cal Henderson's DjangoCon 2008 keynote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk&fmt=22#t=55m1... He jokingly said Django needed a mascot and that he could take a framework seriously if it had a mascot with magical powers.
And then, to answer the criticism, the community came up with the pony:
And then to complete the cycle, the pony showed up to conferences, where it was much loved:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubernostrum/3919450494/in/pool-...
Lately it's retired a bit since the joke has run its course. Not sure what the next one will be.