From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 19 06:24:57 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org 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 B392816A41C; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:24:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from taob@risc.org) Received: from as2.dm.egate.net (shell1.dm.egate.net [216.235.15.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 666EB43D49; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:24:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from taob@risc.org) Received: by as2.dm.egate.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id BC1504B0E; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:24:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by as2.dm.egate.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B24DE4B00; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:24:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:24:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao X-X-Sender: taob@as2.dm.egate.net To: FREEBSD-QUESTIONS Message-ID: <20050719022326.G2053-100000@as2.dm.egate.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Greg 'groggy' Lehey , Ted Mittelstaedt Subject: RE: Demon license? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:24:57 -0000 Though I don't mind the banter, you guys may want to trim Ray Jenson from future messages on this thread. I don't think a potential commercial promoter of FreeBSD needs to wade through this sort of debate. All he wanted was permission to use the likeness of the Daemone for promotional purposes. ;-) -- Brian Tao (BT300, taob@risc.org) "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:15:29 -0700 From: Ted Mittelstaedt To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey Cc: Ray Jenson , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, taob@risc.org Subject: RE: Demon license? >-----Original Message----- >From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey [mailto:grog@FreeBSD.org] >Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:28 PM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: Ray Jenson; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; taob@risc.org >Subject: Re: Demon license? > > >On Monday, 18 July 2005 at 2:23:45 -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> On Monday, July 18, 2005 1:53 AM, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>> On Monday, 18 July 2005 at 1:12:12 -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >>>> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) >>>> On Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:14 PM, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>>>> The daemon is copyright of Kirk McKusick . >>>>> You should ask him for permission. In general he gives it if the >>>>> usage is BSD-related, as it appears to be in this case. >>>> >>>> Strictly speaking, the IMAGES of the daemon that are on the >>>> mckusick.com website are what is copyrighted. Nothing is stopping >>>> someone from drawing a 'devil' image and associating it with >>>> FreeBSD. >>> >>> I no longer speak for the FreeBSD project, but we have never >wanted to >>> be associated with devils. I'm sure we would object if >someone drew a >>> 'devil' image and associated it with FreeBSD. >> >> Oh, you must think yourself very clever for that bit of deliberate >> misinterpretation. I hope you don't let it go to your head. > >This isn't misinterpretation. They're your words. You've been around >the project for a long time, but you still don't understand how >important it is to us to refer to the daemon correctly. > For the second time, I was not referring to "The FreeBSD Daemon" as per Kirk's image, in that sentence. Ted