Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:16:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenny Drobnack <kdrobnac@mission.mvnc.edu> To: William Melanson <wjm@gate.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about the mascot Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990811171051.5500E-100000@mission.mvnc.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.03.9908111555350.5720-100000@navajo.gate.net>
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I am a Christian, and do not find the daemon mascot offensive in the least. And I came from the DOS/Windows environment, so I had no idea what the daemon was. In fact, I got some funny looks at my Christian college when i started talking about "demons" running in my computer. Some people laughed and said "Windows sure seems like that sometimes". maybe we should have a disclaimer or something "FreeBSD is not satanic. This is a daemon, a helpful spiritual being, kind of like an angel." Of course, people don't read README files, much less disclaimers... I do kind of like the idea of having some versions of things (T-shits, stickers, the CD's) without the mascot. Of course, still keep the ones with. That way, if the little devil on their software package really bothers someone, they can get the one that doesn't have him. > This whole CHRISTIAN COALITION diatribe is really beginning to wear > thin. Take it to another list! > > > The despairing.-- Christianity possesses the hunters instinct for all > those who can by one means or another be brought to despair - of which > only a portion of mankind is capable. It is constantly on their track, it > lies in wait for them. Pascal attempted the experiment of seeing whether, > with the aid of the most incisive knowledge, everyone could not be brought > to despair: the experiment miscarried, to his twofold despair. > > - Nietzsche To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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