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Re:Djangy gets background jobs and more by wwortiz on Friday December 17, 2010 @08:01PM (#2018528)
Can 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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Re:Djangy gets background jobs and more by nopal on Friday December 17, 2010 @08:50PM (#2018643)
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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Re:Djangy gets background jobs and more by ubernostrum on Friday December 17, 2010 @09:42PM (#2018728)
And then, to answer the criticism, the community came up with the pony:

http://djangopony.com/

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.

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Re:Djangy gets background jobs and more by benatkin on Friday December 17, 2010 @11:38PM (#2018899)
The novelty has and will continue to wear off, but the Pony won't be going away. Once an unofficial mascot, always an unofficial mascot!
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Re:Djangy gets background jobs and more by cdr on Friday December 17, 2010 @08:04PM (#2018539)
More or less. It's a django in-joke.
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