Red Hat Learning Community Space theme

[grundblom]

Hi everyone, 

Why does the Red Hat Learning Community, and a lot of other Red Hat items have a space exploration theme?

Is there some bit of history / story I have not discovered yet?

Thanks!

[StraySlyph]

By leaning into cosmic language and visuals with their site and product names gives a sci-fi nod that the Red Hat ecosystem is an open frontier. Vast, unexplored, and ripe for innovation. 

The space theme reinforaces this idea of charting new territory, inviting its users to push boundaries to help map out the infinite possibilities in an ever-expanding universe of open source projects and collaboration. Which further underscores a "go where no one has gone before" mindset.

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@grundblom  I dont think there is any history- I guess it was just one of the available themes which was picked up. I am sure we will have it updated in the near future.

[StraySlyph]

I think my explanation above makes more sense than a random theme. 

For example Red Hat Ansible could be a nod to Ursula K. Le Guin's 1966 novel Rocannon's World where ansible is a technology for instantaneous communication used in interstellar communication. Other sci-fi authors have used the ansible in their works.

Ansible Galaxy is a vast "universe" of automation content just as a galaxy is a vast universe of celestial objects. Roles/Collections == Stars/Solar Systems.

Red Hat Satellite resembles the function of sattelites orbiting earth.

Red Hat Lightspeed conjures up images of superfast travel, often associated with space travel or advanced technology in science fiction.

Edit: Of course, I could just be seeing patterns where there are none.

[TudorRaduta]

I believe @Deanna and @Attila have more insight on this and I’m also curious to learn what the symbols mean. 

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@StraySlyph nice insights! It might be a news for me if you are correct !

[Ad_astra]

I love the space theme and hope it doesn't change. I'd have to update my icon and profile name if it did!