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Date:      Wed, 10 May 2006 15:37:26 +0100
From:      "Jeff Rollin" <jeff.rollin@gmail.com>
To:        "Beech Rintoul" <beech@alaskaparadise.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: New FreeBSD Logo
Message-ID:  <8a0028260605100737t52670e55yea6b3ddccb7112b5@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <200605100208.38485.beech@alaskaparadise.com>
References:  <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNOEONFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <200605100208.38485.beech@alaskaparadise.com>

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>
> > Ted
>
> The most interesting time I've had with beastie was setting up servers an=
d
> a
> website for a Baptist org here in Alaska. I put beastie on the site
> thinking
> it would never be approved. They were seeking donations and were very
> sensitive about the site's image. Not only did the clergy approve the sit=
e
> with the "powered by" logo, they thought beastie was "cute".


Well, as we're  on a religious theme, Thank God for common sense. How many
religious people worldwide even HAVE devils in their religion, I wonder.

Even after several irate emails about displaying the "devil" on a church
> site,
> the logo remained. It was decided that several narrow minded people did
> not
> warrant removing it. I didn't even have to explain what a daemon is.


Again, amen. Do we really want narrow-minded people in our community? Does
anyone?

Several months later the site won an award at one of their national
> conventions. The plaque featured a screen shot of the front page complete
> with beastie!


That's devilishly good news,

If people are refraining from using FreeBSD because of beastie (which I
> don't
> believe), they really need to just grow up.


Hear, hear

If the Baptists don't have any
> problem with him, I can't imagine anyone else objecting.


I can, but  then as you say, they need to grow up.

Jeff.



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