Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:14:31 -0800 From: "Allan Bowhill" <abowhill@blarg.net> To: "Brad Knowles" <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: C/C++ Message-ID: <000a01c3ab2e$fb028ec0$0200000a@io> References: <20031114044623.C119838124@mail.blarg.net> <x64qx6vequ.qx6@mail.comcast.net> <000801c3ab12$93e5d560$0200000a@io> <p0600201dbbdb2b1cc760@[10.0.1.2]>
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> I like the story, but I would like to point out that there is no > "Chuck". Quoting from <http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/index.html>: > > Many folks have asked about the BSD daemon's name. Contrary > to a myth first started by some advertising droid at Walnut > Creek, the daemon's name is NOT Chuck. He is very proud of > the fact that he does not have a name, he is just the BSD > daemon. If you insist on a name, call him beastie. I believe you. But it may be too late. The name is tatooed on my brain. I will try to rehabilitate my usage if I can remember. I like the idea that he doesn't have a name, but that invites marketing people to do what they do. I am tempted to believe "Chuck" may have been derived from the mysterious "Charlie &" (root) in the passwd file. Is this merely a coincidence? > But the rest of the story is a good one. Thanks! It seemed appropriate... --Allan
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