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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Luciano Evaristo Guerche wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have heard FreeBSD is quite comparable to Linux and that is a very
> good free OS. I would not use / adhere to it just because the logo it
> adopts. How can a christian install an OS whose logo is a demon in
> his/her computer?
>
> Luciano Evaristo Guerche

Daemons in unix are equivalent to Windows NT-style services and refer to
programs that run constantly in the background and perform operations
automatically at specified times or when triggered by specified events.
Daemon/demon originates in the Greek daimon="a god, genius, spirit" from
the same root as daiomai, I impart.  Any reference to the word or to the
image of a horned red devil as the foe of God have no basis in Christian
doctrine that I am aware of.  Although the BSD-logo makes a playful jest
by combining the computer definition with popular imagery it has no
religious significance whatsoever.

Cheers,

Viktor