Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:30:14 +0200 From: Jeremy Lea <reg@FreeBSD.ORG> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why Use a Daemon as a Symbol since it alienates many? Message-ID: <20021104203014.GB11426@shale.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20021104114033.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <15657FF0-F011-11D6-947F-000393A335A2@earthlink.net> <XFMail.20021104114033.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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Hi,
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 11:40:33AM -0500, John Baldwin wrote:
> As another aside I'm a devout Christian and a core team member who
> grew up in a real "hick" place in southwest Virginia in the U.S.
> Do the math. :) Granted, I don't really go out of my way to wear
> my FreeBSD T-shirt's on Wednesday nights, but I don't completely not
> go out of my way either. I do get a few jokes about it sometimes,
> but people base their perceptions on me about what they know of my
> character, not the mascot of the OS I work on.
Besides which, anyone claiming to be a Christian should know that there
are few references to horns, a pitchfork and a pointed tail in the
Bible... The beastie is about as pagan as Father Christmas and the
Easter Bunny.
-Jeremy... Who quit his job last Thursday to go to Bible college...
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