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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?

• cdr 16y ago
  More or less. It's a django in-joke.
• nopal 16y ago
  It comes from Cal Henderson's DjangoCon 2008 keynote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk&fmt=22#t=55m10s 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.
  • ubernostrum 16y ago
    And then, to answer the criticism, the community came up with the pony: http://djangopony.com/ 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-857858@N20/ 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.
    • benatkin 16y ago
      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!