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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:40:32 -0400
From:      "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm>
To:        "Luciano Evaristo Guerche" <guercheLE@hotmail.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD logo...
Message-ID:  <20030415154032.BDA934AB1B@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com>
In-Reply-To: <BAY1-DAV71D585c9HZT00005d43@hotmail.com>
References:  <BAY1-DAV71D585c9HZT00005d43@hotmail.com>

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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:17:24 -0300, "Luciano Evaristo Guerche"
<guercheLE@hotmail.com> said:
> 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?

Hello, Luciano.  I am replying on freebsd-chat, which is more appropriate
for your question than -docs or -questions, I think.  The logo is a
"daemon," a term used in Unix to mean system processes that operate in
the background.  See, e.g., http://www.enderunix.org/docs/eng/daemon.php
.  I imagine (though I haven't researched the question) that this was
thought to be a good logo for a Unix system that works reliably in the
background without requiring user intervention.

So the logo honors hard work and reliability, not the devil.  Of course,
if the picture continues to be repellent to you even after you know what
it stands for, that is your prerogative - certainly no one will force you
to have FreeBSD on your computer.

The Internet, e-mail, or anything else that requires you to connect your
computer to a network likely relies heavily on the work of Unix daemons. 
If the concept of "daemons" as related to computer operating systems
bothers you, then you will probably want to use your computer as a
standalone device only.

Jud



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