Re: [linux-audio-user] it's so quiet...

One of the visual hallmarks of a GNU system - and one of the things that I find attractive about it is the plethora of cute anthropomorphic animals used as logos and icons. Each of these creatures has a kind of totemic association in the context of GNU software ( like bit-beasts ). Therefore we should take some care when assigning cuddly cartoon creatures to functions. [I'll bring this thread round to a semi-serious point in a minute, just keep reading ;-] The elephant is clearly already the emblem of postgresql, the rest are relatively free agents. We don't have much in the way of friendly fish icons, unless you count PHP?s porpoise (not a fish), Terrapin has already been used although not in a GNU context. I think rabbits are still free range.