Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:03:52 +0800 From: "Stanislav Posonsky" <posonsky@iname.ru> To: <advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: About The Symbolism Message-ID: <NDBBKNAHOMHNAFGENLDAIEPOCDAA.posonsky@iname.ru>
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Hello!
Can anyone give me an answer to my question why an impish creature is an
emblem of FreeBSD? And concerning the watchword `FreeBSD: The Power to
Serve`, what power is implied?
I like FreeBSD itself. It is a nice and the coolest OS of all times and
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.
I think that the present state of things may present a serious obstacle to
a wider spread of FreeBSD in countries traditionally professing
Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
How essential, do you think, is such a symbolism for FreeBSD products line?
FreeBSD just like any other Unix OS is first of all a multi-user OS aiming
at being used by people of many nationalities, language groups and religious
beliefs. I personally think that it should not contain any points
dicriminating persons working with it in any way.
Is it may be worth giving up this devilry in favour of a more neutral
symbolism?
Stanislav Posonsky
mailto:posonsky@iname.ru
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