Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:57:57 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Gary Gatten <Ggatten@waddell.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BSD logo (a moderate opinion) Message-ID: <20100729145757.GA22150@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <28959_1280354375_4C50A847_28959_646_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B4349968A910D1@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> References: <E8EFF7F9-E26C-4EE6-9961-935D66CC55AA@balholm.com> <4C4F030D.4090208@googlemail.com> <844736C6-506D-417F-B180-389D70B12789@balholm.com> <AANLkTineHv9=aA_=8JU24Wp5T5rGspMDvMMRhHohiuBC@mail.gmail.com> <0924931751598C840714ABD4@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20100727220952.GO39480@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <62ff4ba92a711128d74c6319f09ade0c.squirrel@www.gull.us> <d0838944419ca.4c5028a8@shaw.ca> <4C509728.2040008@telenix.org> <28959_1280354375_4C50A847_28959_646_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B4349968A910D1@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com>
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On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 04:59:34PM -0500, Gary Gatten wrote: > Will someone PLEASE kill this thread! Moderator(s)? This is an unmoderated list. ////jerry > > PS: Whomever wrote the comment a few posts back about calling support for "Agnostix" and they always said "not enough information..." You sir are a freaking comedic GENIUS! > > G > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Robey > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:47 PM > To: Dale Scott > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: BSD logo (a moderate opinion) > > Dale Scott wrote: > > Personally, I enjoy our mascot Beastie, as well as the Beastie-influenced official logo. I also smile when I see Casper, Wendy andHotStuff. > > However, I also accept there are individuals who understand these symbols differently than me, and that I may be alienating them to my > > detriment. It seems consumer products need to be mindful of cultural > > differences, is FreeBSD different? A larger community and increased OS market share wouldn't be all that bad, would it? > > > > I hope that those of you who believe in FreeBSD but with a personal conflict with the mascot or logo, > > band together and propose a complementary alternate symbol. I don't > > mean flooding the mail list (it's obvious we can do that on our own), > > I'm talking about difficult time-consuming organization, lobbying, and > > support gathering. For me, I hope Beastie endures forever - he our first and legacy mascot - but I also wouldn't object to one or two more officially sanctioned mascots and logos either. > > > > Dale Scott > > God, I rewrote this 4 times, because I need to be careful and correct here. > First, there is no honest reason why people of differing opinions can't get > along. If others have problems with me having my own beliefs, I won't force > them to live my way, but they must respect my own choices too. The major point > here, though, is a historical one: appeasement does not work, and even the > attempt leads to problems. > > The point is, no sane person really believes that Beastie equates to devil > worship, and I don't like the idea of letting crazies dictate my life. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > <font size="1"> > <div style='border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> > </div> > "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient > and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email > and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by > return email and delete this email from your system." > </font> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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