Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:12:56 -0400 From: Jeff Walters <jeff@walters.name> To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD logo... Message-ID: <200304151612.56216.jeff@walters.name> In-Reply-To: <20030415194229.GA51798@submonkey.net> References: <BAY1-DAV71D585c9HZT00005d43@hotmail.com> <200304151536.11960.jeff@walters.name> <20030415194229.GA51798@submonkey.net>
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On Tuesday 15 April 2003 03:42 pm, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 03:36:11PM -0400, Jeff Walters wrote: > > I agree that usage of FreeBSD is most likely not going to harm your soul, > > but regardless of the origins of the misperceptions, it's clearly doesn't > > add to positive PR of FreeBSD. Definition 1(a) of "demon" in > > Merriam-Webster is "an evil spirit". (See www.m-w.com) Definition 2 is > > the FreeBSD definition, "an attendant power or spirit". > > Webster's says different though: > If I remember my high school English teacher correctly, Merriam-Webster is the one true Webster. Something about the person named Webster being sloppy about the legal side and somehow losing the general term Webster to the public domain; Merriam-Webster is the actual trademarked descendant of that original Webster, and I believe it's the only one a respectable (American) English teacher would use. :) This isn't even FreeBSD chat any more.
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