From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 25 14:22:39 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31A0C106566C for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:22:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Kevin@RawFedDogs.net) Received: from Phideaux.RawFedDogs.net (Phideaux.RawFedDogs.net [64.251.15.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32C128FC2D for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:22:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpe-24-162-130-63.hot.res.rr.com ([24.162.130.63] helo=Blaidd-Drwg.RawFedDogs.net) by Phideaux.RawFedDogs.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.72 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Od1XQ-000NKX-GK for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:46:45 -0500 Received: by Blaidd-Drwg.RawFedDogs.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 876C0DD4797; Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:47:30 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:47:30 -0500 From: Kevin Monceaux To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100725134730.GA5685@RawFedDogs.net> References: <20100724185925.GA69480@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20100724214725.GA82251@guilt.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100724214725.GA82251@guilt.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 24.162.130.63 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: Kevin@RawFedDogs.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on Phideaux.RawFedDogs.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Subject: Re: BSD logo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kevin Monceaux List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:22:39 -0000 On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 03:47:25PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: =20 > Actually, "daemon" is a Latinization of the Greek "daimon". Daimon is > pronounced something more like "die-mahn", but (being from the Latin) > daemon is prounounced "dee-mohn". Unix tradition holds that "daemon" i= s > pronounced similarly to the Latin fashion (in practice, roughly like > "dee-muhn" by English speakers). I guess that depends on which period of Latin one studies. From Latin Pronunciation Demystified: http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/latinpro.pdf ae like English ai in aisle Which is how I pronounce ae in Latin. On the other hand, I've always pronounced daemon like day-mohn, probably from hearing Jon Pertwee pronounce it that way in the Doctor Who episode The D=E6mons. --=20 Kevin http://www.RawFedDogs.net http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org Bruceville, TX What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works!=20 Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum.