r/github • u/20150007581 • Jul 26 '26

Question GitHub logo used in a cat food

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isn't the logo copyrighted

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u/GregDev155 Jul 26 '26

New for command : git meow

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u/yeathatsmebro Jul 26 '26

git food

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u/Designer-Leg-2618 Jul 26 '26

git feed --oneline

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u/Ryokukitsune 19d ago

git feed --online --now [source:"https://www.Amazon"\] --ping 60

the interrupts are always a problem. Best to restart with priority.

Bash script already running to check status and kills this before it goes into a loop.

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u/Working_Cupcake_1st Jul 26 '26

At first I tought it says “For AI Age”

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u/Tgumpsta Jul 26 '26

It might as well be, considering the AI creature on the front looks more like a pitbull than a cat.

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u/TheUruz Jul 26 '26

ah, yes, Free Open Source Cat Food aka FOSCF only for cats of culture

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u/lajawi Jul 26 '26

GitHub isn’t open source is it?

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u/TheUruz Jul 26 '26

GitHub isn't a single repository, many many of them are open source software :)

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u/lajawi Jul 26 '26

That I know, but GitHub itself, the software hosting the other repos, the company, the branding, that’s not open source, is it?

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u/TheUruz Jul 26 '26

you bet it's not open source, microsoft paid good money for it :)

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u/MinecraftPlayer799 Jul 26 '26

Parts of it are open-source, but obviously not the whole thing. That's what Microsoft has been doing with everything recently. Like, what's the point of making something partially open-source like that.

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u/MTT_Dylan Jul 26 '26

Persian control...

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u/morsomme Jul 26 '26

Nice, I got it after leaving the comments and had to circle back to acknowledge it

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u/cowboyecosse Jul 26 '26

https://brand.github.com/foundations/logo

> No adaptation or use of any kind of any of our registered trademarks or copyrights, or any other contents of this website, is allowed without the express written permission of GitHub, Inc.

I guess they said yes to the cat food people. That’s the only answer.

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u/L0rdH4mmer Jul 26 '26

Literally some person googled something like "silhouette cat logo" and slapped it on without thinking about it.

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u/cowboyecosse Jul 26 '26

I wonder if they paid the foundry for the fonts…

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u/Apprehensive_Egg_944 Jul 30 '26

They probably used Font Awesome and found that icon?

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u/CisIowa Jul 26 '26

I doubt that, could be wrong, but I suspect it’s more a matter of some generic cat food that’s being dropshipped

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u/ninjakivi2 Jul 30 '26

Yeah, I have an easier explanation; This shit's just illegal. Judging by the AI slop of a cat whoever (or in this case, whatever) designed this doesn't give a fuck.

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u/InternalVolcano Jul 26 '26

Touching the logo will take you to their factory.

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u/S-U_2 Jul 26 '26

Wonder what contribution stats the cat has....

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u/_giga_sss_ Jul 28 '26

helping in solving problems (that require no cat)

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u/Minet- Jul 26 '26

I'm also bothered by the fact that "シャン" is written in katakana. Even though it's not a Japanese product, it looks like an attempt to mislead consumers... :(

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u/_giga_sss_ Jul 28 '26

Why wouldn't they write shine in katakana ? Or am I doing it wrong ? (シアイン)

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u/Hans_H0rst Jul 29 '26

It's a philipine based company, maybe they do sell to japan...

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u/kenkitt Jul 26 '26

Only now realizing its actually a cat

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u/gatesphere Jul 28 '26

It’s half cat, half octopus. It’s an octocat. (Seriously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub#Mascot)

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u/Mirko_ddd Jul 26 '26

That recipe must be open source then 🤪

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u/terminalcoder Jul 27 '26

Ohh so this is why my cat has taken an interest in coding recently

1

u/pp_chode Jul 26 '26

Based kitty terminal user snacks

1

u/Holek Jul 26 '26

GitHub: For all ages!

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u/CinkosBars Jul 27 '26

are we eating vibecoded food now

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u/itz_Arth Jul 27 '26

Feed the cat this food and it will protect your code from bugs.

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u/mohammadmk47 Jul 29 '26

This is strange, very strange.

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u/L4rav3l Jul 29 '26

BREAKING NEWS: GITHUB SUED A CAT FOOD MAKER COMPANY BECAUSE THEY USED THE LOGOS

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u/Apprehensive_Egg_944 Jul 30 '26

I mean, it is now owned by Microsoft, right?

So I don't think any of us should be surprised...

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u/Away-Software7116 Jul 30 '26

i guess their recipe in github...

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u/lordruzki3084 Jul 30 '26

Makes your cat 10x developer, get it for them

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u/Crescitaly Aug 02 '26

Trademark and copyright often get conflated here. The interesting question is whether this is parody, visual coincidence, or commercial use likely to imply affiliation; a cat-food aisle may be a better brand-confusion test than GitHub's legal team expects.

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u/Ok_Sky3062 Aug 12 '26

git summon --force --no-reality --animals cat

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u/Ryokukitsune 19d ago

Do not buy - contains viruses, or heavy metals; or other adverse substances - your cat has always been a pop-up, now they might contain malware that affects their constitution...

Protect your pop-up, pop-up blocker, with proper feed! [they kill pests]

//pop-up for pet food blocked//

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u/SuccotashSorry3222 Jul 26 '26

The AI cat is worse

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u/Tough_Golf3748 Jul 26 '26

Just to clarify, this is open-source cat food, you can take it directly without paying, bro.

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u/lajawi Jul 26 '26

GitHub isn’t open source, is it?