Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:10:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> To: Luciano Evaristo Guerche <guercheLE@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD logo... Message-ID: <20030416173224.M36781-100000@a3ij25fvy80j.bc.hsia.telus.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY1-DAV71D585c9HZT00005d43@hotmail.com>
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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
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