From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 31 13:29:44 2007 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 ECE9316A421 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:29:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from a.cs.okstate.edu (a.cs.okstate.edu [139.78.113.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA40313C45D for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:29:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from [172.18.0.137] (unknown [70.168.226.150]) by a.cs.okstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83544A0693; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:56:06 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <46D80FD5.7000909@cs.okstate.edu> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:55:49 -0500 From: Reid Linnemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?N=E9lio_Mesquita?= References: <5c0174560708301553i2c03817asb431c95995d79a1d@mail.gmail.com> <20070830193417.4dee72e0.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <5c0174560708310444r8c122cel66e4316047ce5e87@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5c0174560708310444r8c122cel66e4316047ce5e87@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: doubts about the freebsd devil X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:29:45 -0000 Written by Nélio Mesquita on 08/31/07 06:44>> > On 8/30/07, Bill Moran wrote: >> "Nélio Mesquita" wrote: >>> Hello to all! >>> Just for curiosity, why the FreeBSD logo is a little devil? Is there a >>> history around it? >> It's not a devil, it's a daemon, and there is plenty of history: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_%28computer_software%29 >> >> -- >> Bill Moran >> http://www.potentialtech.com >> > > Omg! I forgot the Wikipedia! How an idiot am I! > Oh guys! My apologies for my lazy! I don't do it again! > Really thanks for the help! If by chance you feel that the daemon is contrary to your moral or religious beliefs, you could always take a look at "Jesux" ( http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/4081/ ) =)