Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:09:27 -0500 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> Cc: Dale Scott <dalescott@shaw.ca>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD logo (a moderate opinion) Message-ID: <AANLkTimH=Tjj9JLZunnwkp49ASc6eeVNFXc1zTTSC=qv@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C509728.2040008@telenix.org> 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>
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On 7/28/10, Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ For users that are not offended, you can read about a story about Beastie: http://rmitz.org/freebsd.daemon.html I remember having read that article a long time ago, but is also linked here in a recent article illustrating FreeBSD: http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Health-Check-FreeBSD-The-unknown-giant-920248.html Regards, Antonio
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