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Re: Misbrands

#41
post #10

The logos are funny, but where do people put those stickers?

Laptop lids are common for developers, especially in trendier companies.

Our work laptops are are sold back to the sell after two to three years. They announced that this option would no longer be available to owners of MacBooks, if stickers are placed on the lids.

Apparently the stickers leave a discolouring that cannot be removed.

Re: Misbrands

#42
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was done on purpose, and early on JVM was shipped with Netscape Navigator. The rebranding of LiveScript (iirc) to JavaScript was done to connect to the Java hype of the time.

I don't remember that java script logo - it looks like a knock off of the Sunsoft Java trademark of the era, however. Does that image have any provenance? It looks like a professional imitation but I am seeing straight trade dress if not actual Langham Act infringement.

GP was saying that "JavaScript" was named "JavaScript" on purpose to build of off Java's popularity at the time.

Logos were never related (was there a JS logo at all?)

Re: Misbrands

#43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Laptop lids are common for developers, especially in trendier companies.

Our work laptops are are sold back to the sell after two to three years. They announced that this option would no longer be available to owners of MacBooks, if stickers are placed on the lids. Apparently the stickers leave a discolouring that cannot be removed.

That's true of those "Intel inside" stickers as well (I've been removing them since early 2000s at least).

Re: Misbrands

#44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Laptop lids are common for developers, especially in trendier companies.

Our work laptops are are sold back to the sell after two to three years. They announced that this option would no longer be available to owners of MacBooks, if stickers are placed on the lids. Apparently the stickers leave a discolouring that cannot be removed.

Can confirm, I did this and my old laptop is permanently discolored.

Re: Misbrands

#45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Laptop lids are common for developers, especially in trendier companies.

Our work laptops are are sold back to the sell after two to three years. They announced that this option would no longer be available to owners of MacBooks, if stickers are placed on the lids. Apparently the stickers leave a discolouring that cannot be removed.

Can confirm, I did this and my old laptop is permanently discolored. Would recommend doing it with a case if you feel the need.

Re: Misbrands

#47
post #9

The JavaScript one is funny. To be honest they should have picked a different name for JavaScript since it has nothing to do with Java.

It was done on purpose, and early on JVM was shipped with Netscape Navigator. The rebranding of LiveScript (iirc) to JavaScript was done to connect to the Java hype of the time.

It's like "Blockchain" today!

Re: Misbrands

#49

Not on the homepage logo, but i really loved the rusty gopher, or whatever this thing from hell should be called: https://github.com/mkrl/misbrands/blob/master/ferris.svg

There should be a Doom version with that thing.

Re: Misbrands

#50

I get a couple of these and the logos involved in most of the others are familiar but I can't remember enough to figure them out. Is there an explanation anywhere, or is someone willing to provide one?

ferris.svg - The rust mascot crab (called "ferris") with the face and color of Gopher (the golang mascot) github.svg - GitHub in a Gitlab styled logo javascript.svg - JavaScript written in a Java-styled font + the Java logo (Sun/Oracle) pip.svg - Pip (the python package manager) styled in the npm logo style (node.js package manager) rails.svg - Ruby on Rails with pretty much the rails logo, but in the color of WordPr…

Thanks: I couldn't figure out the Rust one thought the font was indeed very familiar, or the Ruby on rails thing (looked familiar too).

FWIW, I wouldn't say Ubuntu/Debian communities don't get along well, Ubuntu is officially built on top of Debian (it imports packages from Debian unstable archive verbatim for majority of its archive), and many Ubuntu devs are Debian devs too. There are certainly some Debian devs who have held a grudge for Ubuntu becoming more popular by focusing on better integrating a subset of packages in the Debian archive, but I think we are waaaay past that.

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