Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:42:44 -0700 (PDT) From: <keith@mail.telestream.com> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> Cc: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006301133150.13355-100000@mail.telestream.com> In-Reply-To: <20000630.19240800@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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<BUTTING IN MY WORTHLESS OPINION> I can't believe this is even a topic of conversation. Geeesh, it's just a little daemon. Kind of like PETA now getting all in a bunch and demanding the Green Bay Packers change their name because it's offensive. Thick skin seems to be in short supply these days. If someone does not use FreeBSD because of it's "little guy", sounds like they would have a larger problem in their life then a little plushie and may want to seek some therapy on the what ever issue that may be. </BUTTING IN MY WORTHLESS OPINION> :-) Keith ================================= Keith W. At the helm <for better or worse> ================================= On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > > Yes, that's the rationalization for it. But come on. The > character is a > > visual pun. It's _clearly_ drawn to represent a devil/demon. > > > > Yes, it is _jokingly_ drawn to represent a devil/demon. > > > > > The high minded "It's really a dAemon" business is just a convenient > excuse. Why > > else would BSDi be passing out little devil horns at usenix? How would > > you draw a daemon, really? > > > > <JOKING MODE>In blue rather than in red, er, well, one the meanings of > "daimon" (cf "daiomai") was "god" (the term was used e.g. to refer to > Poseidon/Neptune), er, let's substitute such a picture (with a trident > in his hand, too) ... hmm will Greek mythology cause any problems > ?</JOKING MODE> > > > I find this symbology (the devil & C.) simply amusing (and NOT > scandalizing), but I am afraid a (more or less) limited number of > people STILL in the NEW Millennium (er, next year ...), specifically > in the ICT ERA, find all this shocking. > > > > > > Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine if y'all want to have your > little > > joke. As long as you realize that dogged dedication to it will result > in > > limiting the audience for the product. The meta discussion about > whether > > that's a good thing, or justified, or an example of the stupidity of > the > > general populace is simply not relevant to the sales figure argument. > It > > _does_ offend people. If you think that's ok, more power to you. > > > > I understand your point perfectly, and I am afraid some people are > offended *sigh* ... but I will recklessly/ruthlessly wear BSD > d(a)emons as long as I am free to do it** :-)) > > ** At the same time, I will fight so that everybody may remain free to > wear whatever image s/he may choose. > > Best regards, > Salvo > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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