Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 06:37:42 -0700 From: Ryan.Gamo@sce.com To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: "David A. Medeiros" <damzz@mediaone.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?) Message-ID: <OF73E1AC82.1289222F-ON88256911.004A0218@sce.com>
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>> Ryan M. Gamo
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>> Greg Lehey
>> <grog@sydney.worldwide.le To: "David A.
Medeiros" <damzz@mediaone.net>
>> mis.com> cc:
freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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Offensive figures (wa: Why?)
>> owner-freebsd-questions@F
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>Is all this really necessary? And what's it supposed to mean?
>Greg
I'm afraid *everyone* suffers from the ill effects of Lotus Notes. I would
definitely use an MS program over this stupid thing. I guess it is
necessary. In addition to my autosig, it includes the originators'
addresses and text. It looks alot cuter on Notes but makes for a big mess
over the net.
Ryan M. Gamo
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Greg Lehey
<grog@lemis.c To: Ryan.Gamo@sce.com
om> cc: "David A. Medeiros" <damzz@mediaone.net>,
freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
07/01/2000 Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?)
06:36 PM
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On Friday, 30 June 2000 at 7:27:58 -0700, Ryan.Gamo@sce.com wrote:
>> On Thursday, 29 June 2000 at 6:19:06 -0400, David A. Medeiros wrote:
>>> Why is a figure offensive in its caricturization used as the logo for
>>> FreeBSD? Thanks!
>>
>> Why, is a figure offensive in its caricturization used as the logo for
>> FreeBSD? The logo represents a daemon. What's offensive about that?
>
> I think they've watered the demon down to serve as an acceptable logo.
Has
> about as much meaning to it as the Linux Penguin. It looks good on
shirts,
> which is probably it's most important purpose.
>
> Someone once told me that they used it because it was the UC
> Berkeley mascot - hardly. They've been the Golden Bears for as long
> as I've been a Californian - 19 years (the first 3 in diapers).
The daemon, of course, predates both the Berkeley Daemon and your
birth. See http://www.daemonnews.org/199810/daemon.html for more
details.
>
> Ryan M. Gamo
> IT Application Services - TDBU
> Phone: (626)308-6696 * Fax: (626)308-6390
> Pager: (888)586-7992 PIN 318489
> "KNOW YOUR ROLE"
>
>
>
> Greg Lehey
> <grog@sydney.worldwide.le To: "David A.
Medeiros" <damzz@mediaone.net>
> mis.com> cc:
freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Sent by: Subject:
Offensive figures (wa: Why?)
> owner-freebsd-questions@F
> reeBSD.ORG
Is all this really necessary? And what's it supposed to mean?
Greg
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