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TimothyFitz
The name makes me immediately think janky, not something I'd want to trust :)

Is the name some kind of reference I don't get (beyond Django, obviously)?

benatkin
I don't think confusing k with g like that is very common.

When I heard the word "ghee" I didn't notice that if I pronounced it oddly it could sound like "key".

chedigitz
I hope that Santa will bring me a djangy invite for Xmas :)
rayboyd
I've got a few spare if you want one.
chedigitz
Definitely! Awesome it's jvasquez11 (at) gmail thanks.
rayboyd
That should be on it's way.
vidar
Can you spare one at vidar.masson@gmail.com ?
rayboyd
Not a problem, should be on it's way.
fooandbarify
If you have any more, foobar@fooandbar.net :)

Thanks!

cdr
One for me if someone wouldn't mind :)
meric
Sent.
cdr
Much appreciated.
kbyers
If you have any more Djangy invites, I am interested in using it ktbyers2 at hotmail. Thanks.
wwortiz
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
More or less. It's a django in-joke.
nopal
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.

ubernostrum
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.

benatkin
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!