From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 11 7:35: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from web108.yahoomail.com (web108.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.75]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6931715517 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:35:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from k_bogac@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <19990811143531.3896.rocketmail@web108.yahoomail.com> Received: from [167.127.142.7] by web108.yahoomail.com; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:35:31 PDT Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:35:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Bogac Subject: Re: Question about the mascot To: Don Read Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG If you cannot see past the mascot to amazing OS it represents then you have dearly missed the goal of the project. I was not aware of an attempt to put FreeBSD on every desktop or even undo the strangle hold MS has on the industry. If it is that disturbing you can always migrate to another OS. There are numerous commercial and free versions available including more LINUX distributions that I can count. I do not support the current trend in society that requires everything to please everyone. I think I gave up when my son's school changed the Easter, Halloween and Christmas parties to the spring, fall and winter parties to prevent any religious confrontations. When did the world become so intolerant and inflexible? If I don't like the mascot for Frosted Flakes I do not gather support and attempt to force them to change it I just don't buy them. If I do not support a co-workers religious practices it do try to convert them I respectfully decline to participate. I for one don't want everyone to be like me. It would be pretty boring from where I'm sitting. LIGHTEN UP! .....Sorry, I was on a roll. Kevin --- Don Read wrote: > > On 10-Aug-99 Mitch Collinsworth wrote: > > > > Traditional as it may be, I feel the "cute little > devil" was an > > unfortunate mascot choice and I support the idea > of producing some > > promotional materials without his image on them. > Meanwhile, like Doug > > I am not displaying the current ones. > > "Hyper-sensitive Xtian folk are refusing to buy Dirt > Devil(tm) vacuums and > have turned in their Duke Blue Devils season > tickets. Film at eleven." > > Try 'dust-puppy inside' or that penguin thingy if > you need 'cute'. > > Regards, > --- > Don Read > dread@calcasieu.com > EDP Manager > dread@texas.net > Calcasieu Lumber Co. > Austin TX > -- But I'm in good company, sendmail has kicked a > great many > butts in the past > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of > the message > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message