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Date:      Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:19:48 -0400
From:      Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net>
To:        "Mi A. Llort" <allort@tampabay.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Devil Mascot
Message-ID:  <20040615121948.64e612af.rpratt1950@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040615135357.GF83259@bhunter.net>
References:  <PBEKIEKOFFNDMPHOGDIJKEHFCAAA.edwardmh@pwaccess.com> <20040615135357.GF83259@bhunter.net>

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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:53:57 -0400
"Mi A. Llort" <allort@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 05:02:49PM -0700, Edward Hendrie wrote:
> >     Why do you have a Devil for a trademark mascot?  From a marketing
> 
> Ed, it's obvious you've hit a nerve.
> 
> Many list subscribers who have never contributed before, feel
> compelled to reply, repeating the same explanations which have
> been posted only minutes before by others.
> 
> The FreeBSD devil may have been responsible for the fall of the great
> PTL Club during the 1980's. During his trial, Jim Bakker explained,
> "...the devil got into the computer."
> 
> That's enough for me.
> 
And of course clearly demonstrates that the logo is "The mark of
the Beastie"...  ;-)

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