From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 30 13:26:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD9016A4CE for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:26:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from orchid.homeunix.org (awr215.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl [83.27.77.215]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8FB143D46 for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:26:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@orchid.homeunix.org) Received: from [192.168.1.66] (blackacidevil.orchid.homeunix.org [192.168.1.66]) (authenticated bits=0) by orchid.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j0UDQB5S095275 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:26:19 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@orchid.homeunix.org) Message-ID: <41FCE074.6010900@orchid.homeunix.org> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:26:12 +0100 From: Karol Kwiatkowski User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050114) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rembrandt Leliveld References: <2a3d3d9205013005114a8d8ec9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2a3d3d9205013005114a8d8ec9@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.90.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.80/689/Thu Jan 27 14:33:10 2005 clamav-milter version 0.80j on orchid.homeunix.org X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange question about the logo?... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@orchid.homeunix.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:26:22 -0000 Rembrandt Leliveld wrote: > Hello FreeBSD community! Hello, > I have a strange question, I think..... [snip] > Can you tell me why FreeBSD choosed a devil as logo? This question is quite popular, unfortunately. It's based on misinterpreting the BSD Daemon as a demon. Have a look at http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html quote from "Unix System Administration Handbook" (also in the link above): "Many people equate the word ``daemon'' with the word ``demon,'' implying some kind of Satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. ``Daemon'' is actually a much older form of ``demon''; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a ``personal daemon'' was similar to the modern concept of a ``guardian angel'' --- ``eudaemonia'' is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons." Hope it clarifies a bit. > Greetings from an upcoming FreeBSD fan.... Have fun! Regards, Karol -- Karol Kwiatkowski