Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 16:17:32 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why Use a Daemon as a Symbol since it alienates many? Message-ID: <20021104151732.GA469@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <3DC684AE.9B56BE4E@ene.asda.gr> References: <11.162dca8.2af6b3fa@aol.com> <3DC55F74.4000403@cs.umu.se> <3DC62FAF.9053A5F8@ene.asda.gr> <20021104024422.A6945@FreeBSD.org> <3DC684AE.9B56BE4E@ene.asda.gr>
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On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 04:31:10PM +0200, Lefteris Tsintjelis wrote: > I think you are missing the whole point here. Let me make it a little > more clear to you. Suppose we ask this question to two different types > of people "Hey, what do you think about Beastie? What does it remind you > of?" and show them Beastie. First group is FreeBSD users or users that > know this litle cute, and as you claim "daemon", second group is the the > wide majority of people that know nothing about PCs and hardly even use > Windblows. I wonder what do u think each group will respond to this > question? > Why not try a poll. And so what if people say "it's a devil/demon" ? You make the assumption they have to be exorcised immediately. People who use expressions such as "wide majority of people" usually say it in the expectation that everyone agress with them, without any single shred of evidence for such a statement. I will shut up now, I have obviously been possessed and should know better than to pursue this singularly ridiculous line that approximately 2 people on this list think the daemon offends people. Murder, rape, war, erosion of civil liberties, terror -- all these are indulged in by people of most religions and of none. Personally I would be more terrified the day someone points an AK47 at my head.. which is happening to people as we speak, by people who may well pray to their God on a regular basis. That is "offensive". Not some cartoon character daemon. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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