Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 01:19:03 -0800 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> To: "Stanislav Posonsky" <posonsky@iname.ru> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: About The Symbolism Message-ID: <70885.974711943@winston.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Stanislav Posonsky" <posonsky@iname.ru> of "Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:03:52 %2B0800." <NDBBKNAHOMHNAFGENLDAIEPOCDAA.posonsky@iname.ru>
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> Can anyone give me an answer to my question why an impish creature is an > emblem of FreeBSD? Please see: http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html > And concerning the watchword `FreeBSD: The Power to > Serve`, what power is implied? I think you have far too much time on your hands if you're looking that far into simple slogans for hidden meanings. It means simply that FreeBSD has the power to serve. Period. > peoples! At the same time as an Orthodox believer I cannot and should not > use it because of such an ambiguous (or may be not ambiguous?) symbolism. That is your choice. No matter how innocuous a slogan or mascot we chose, however, I'm sure somebody, somewhere, would find the need to impart additional meaning to their lives by taking offense at it. It's therefore in this project's best interests to simply ignore people like that and focus our attention on issues of more significant importance. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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