Re: FreeBSD's Visual Identity: Outdated?

From: Karol Kwiatkowski (freebsd_at_orchid.homeunix.org)
Date: 12/23/04

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    Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:04:03 +0100
To: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@wanadoo.es>

    Ramiro Aceves wrote:
    > jsha wrote:
    >> 1. Not only is the logo misleading (associating evil) but it also looks
    >> like something 10-year-olds could produce in Paint Shop Pro ten years
    >> ago. OpenBSD has an artistic touch to theirs, however I was very
    >> disappointed when I heard that the new NetBSD logo was in effect.
    >
    > I really like the devil, it is nice and pleasant for me.

    A bit OT, but to make things clear I'd like to point out it's not the
    devil. It's a daemon.
    BSD Daemon.

     "Many people equate the word ``daemon'' with the word ``demon,''
    implying some kind of Satanic connection between UNIX and the
    underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. ``Daemon'' is
    actually a much older form of ``demon''; daemons have no particular
    bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's
    character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a ``personal
    daemon'' was similar to the modern concept of a ``guardian angel'' ---
    ``eudaemonia'' is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly
    spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested with both daemons
    and demons."

    quote from:
            http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html

    Regards,

    Karol 

    -- 
Karol Kwiatkowski  <freebsd at orchid dot homeunix dot org>
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