From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 3 6:38: 0 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dnsp1.sce.com (dnsp1.sce.com [155.13.48.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70E8137B624 for ; Mon, 3 Jul 2000 06:37:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Ryan.Gamo@sce.com) Received: from D058661.sce.com (D058661.sce.com [155.13.167.39]) by dnsp1.sce.com (AIX4.3/8.9.3/5.5.5) with ESMTP id GAA22814 for ; Mon, 3 Jul 2000 06:37:50 -0700 From: Ryan.Gamo@sce.com Received: from go2ntswpr01.sce.com (D068976.sce.com [155.13.76.17]) by D058661.sce.com (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.7) with ESMTP id GAA53450 for ; Mon, 3 Jul 2000 06:37:50 -0700 Received: from go2ntdomc01.sce.com (unverified) by go2ntswpr01.sce.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 03 Jul 2000 06:37:44 -0700 Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?) To: Greg Lehey Cc: "David A. Medeiros" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.2a (Intl) 23 November 1999 Message-Id: Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 06:37:42 -0700 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on GO2NTDOMC01/SVR/SCE/EIX(Release 5.0.3 (Intl)|21 March 2000) at 07/03/2000 06:37:44 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> >> 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 >> >> 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 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 IT Application Services - TDBU Phone: (626)308-6696 * Fax: (626)308-6390 Pager: (888)586-7992 PIN 318489 "KNOW YOUR ROLE" Greg Lehey cc: "David A. Medeiros" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG 07/01/2000 Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?) 06:36 PM [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] 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 > > 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 -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message