From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 28 7:37:37 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from guru.mired.org (okc-65-26-235-186.mmcable.com [65.26.235.186]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 94B2237B719 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 07:37:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mwm@mired.org) Received: (qmail 36579 invoked by uid 100); 28 Feb 2001 15:37:32 -0000 From: Mike Meyer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15005.6972.28360.596538@guru.mired.org> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:37:32 -0600 To: "Power JeSsIe!" Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd logo In-Reply-To: <82200887@toto.iv> X-Mailer: VM 6.89 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid X-face: "5Mnwy%?j>IIV\)A=):rjWL~NB2aH[}Yq8Z=u~vJ`"(,&SiLvbbz2W`;h9L,Yg`+vb1>RG% *h+%X^n0EZd>TM8_IB;a8F?(Fb"lw'IgCoyM.[Lg#r\ Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Power JeSsIe! types: > i'm just wondering why is it that the > bsd logo is a little red devil? > > http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html > said : > > "Many people equate the word ``daemon'' with the word ``demon,'' implying > some kind of Satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an > egregious misunderstanding. ``Daemon'' is actually a much older form of > ``demon''; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather > serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient > Greeks' concept of a ``personal daemon'' was similar to the modern concept > of a ``guardian angel'' --- ``eudaemonia'' is the state of being helped or > protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested > with both daemons and demons." (p403) > > but if daemon doesn't mean a demon, > why is it that the logo is like that? > a little red fellow with horns,tail and a fork... > > can someone enlighten me pls... > i've heard that the fork in the logo > symbolizes UNIX... Because it's part of the imagery of religions that competed with christianity during the middle ages. Much of that - witches, black cats, the number 13, snakes, etc. - was painted as bad by the church at that time to help in their crusade to convert the pagans. In a way, it reminds me of MicroSoft marketing. Which makes it all the more appropriate. http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message