Re: Devil Mascot

From: Jorge Biquez (jbiquez_at_icsmx.com)
Date: 06/14/04

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    Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:53:12 -0500
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    Hello all.

    We are proud of it. Period.

    At 08:33 a.m. 14/06/04 -0400, you wrote:
    >On 13/06/04 17:02 -0700, Edward Hendrie wrote:
    > > Why do you have a Devil for a trademark mascot? From a marketing
    > > perspective, you are shooting yourselves in the foot. There are many
    > people
    > > of various religious backgrounds who will be dissuaded from trying FreeBSD
    > > because they have religious objections to a product that is promoted by a
    > > devil.
    > >
    >
    >What a ridiculous statement. Tell me, Edward, who ever made you the
    >mouthpiece for 'many people of various religious backgrounds'?
    >
    >The FreeBSD Daemon is a mascot, and that's all ; If FreeBSD is
    >promoted by a devil, then Linux is promoted by a penguin.
    >
    >
    > > You may think that is a small issue, but when you are trying to create
    > > market awareness you need a mascot that evokes simplicity and goodwill, not
    > > one that evokes evil and deception.
    > >
    >
    >I suppose that the devil influenced the thousands of sysadmins who run
    >large network installations to go over to the dark side and install
    >FreeBSD.
    >
    >
    > > Look at how MSN is marketing its ISP. They use characters dressed in
    > > harmless butterfly costumes. Linux, has done the same with its pudgy cute
    > > penguin. You might want to rethink your mascot.
    > >
    >
    >I know that you are trolling, but I'm bored. If the butter fly costume
    >is sucjh a great thing, then why don't you leave here and go buy one.
    >Wear it to church and family reunions.
    >
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