Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:49:55 -0500 From: "Terry Tyson" <ttyson@championelevators.com> To: "Eric Anderson" <anderson@centtech.com>, <guercheLE@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD logo... Message-ID: <FDEMJJLGDBHNLPDNFEIEOEIHCEAA.ttyson@championelevators.com> In-Reply-To: <47079.207.200.3.5.1050420464.squirrel@otter.centtech.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Eric Anderson > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:28 AM > To: guercheLE@hotmail.com > Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD logo... > > > Luciano Evaristo Guerche said: > > Hi, > > > > I have heard FreeBSD is quite comparable to Linux and that is a very > > good free OS. I would not use / adhere to it just because the logo it > > adopts. How can a christian install an OS whose logo is a demon in > > his/her computer? > > Luciano, this topic is raised quite often actually. The logo is not a > "demon" in the evil satanic sense, it is a "daemon" - yes, it's red and > has little horns, but it is not related in any way to any anti-religious > meanings. > > Rest assured that MANY MANY christians (and other religious groups) use > FreeBSD knowing there is no "demon" installed, only daemons (the programs > that idle on your machine to keep things running, like linux, solaris, etc > have also). > > Does that help? > > Eric > Luciano, I understand your concern. I too am a christian. However, I have found no evidence of any evil intent in any of the BSD materials. There is a good explanation of the "daemon" at http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html. Remember, the notion that Satan or any demon looks like a guy in a red suit with a pointy tail and a pitchfork has no biblical basis. The use of the logo is IMHO a matter of personal conviction. I use FBSD and will continue to do so. I would like to some day host my own site using FBSD and will advertise that it runs on FBSD. I probably will not use the logo but I do not condemn those who do. Happy computing, Terry
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