Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:36:53 -0500 From: "Marty Leisner" <leisner@rochester.rr.com> To: "D. Gregory" <gregoryd@kersur.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Greetings Message-ID: <199903150436.XAA03292@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 10 Mar 1999 21:39:34 EST." <199903120241.VAA18069@mail.kersur.net>
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> As a newcomer to the world of WEB hosting, I'm interested to go with the > best. > My research indicates that FreeBSD is the best for WEB servers. > Having said that, I'm perplexed by the demon caricature that you use. > Though I'm sure it's displayed in good humor, you may want to consider that > Bible believers and other of faith would probably be happier it that were > not your logo. > > I'm a Bible belieing Christian and have a "live and let live" outlook, but > I'd want to avoid using art work that could be construed by my peers as > disrepectful of our value system. Many Christians, including myself > believe there will be a judgement day and that good and evil do exist. > Personally, I prefer to avoid giving the appearance that I'm being cavilier > on that topic. Anyway, just though you'd like to know. > > Dan > > PS: The concept of a demon as super-duper performance such as "fast as a > demon" > is stale. Why not use a Panda Bear or Bullfrog or old smelly sneaker as > your logo. > Personally, I'd go with an old smelly sneaker. Now that's COOL. > I'm not sure your mother tongue...but this is from meriam-webster on line dictionary (http://www.m-w.com) -- very useful... Main Entry: deˇmon Variant(s): or daeˇmon /'dE-m&n/ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English demon, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin daemon evil spirit, from Latin, divinity, spirit, from Greek daimOn, probably from daiesthai to distribute -- more at TIDE Date: 13th century 1 a : an evil spirit b : a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin 2 usually daemon : an attendant power or spirit : GENIUS 3 usually daemon : a supernatural being of Greek mythology intermediate between gods and men 4 : one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness <a demon for work> - deˇmoˇniˇan /di-'mO-nE-&n/ adjective - deˇmonˇizaˇtion /"dE-m&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun - deˇmonˇize /'dE-m&-"nIz/ transitive verb Notice definition number 2... Also, using the thesaurus, all the synonyms connotate satanic entities... so daemon is the right word... Marty Leisner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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