From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 00:44:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C6D61065674 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 648098FC08 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64EE3508E4; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:53 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CuIgviljHJYo; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-auth.unixathome.org (smtp-auth.unixathome.org [10.4.7.7]) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7BF475084B ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:51 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: <36E02782-6E88-4423-80A3-E7B92C28E23D@langille.org> From: Dan Langille To: Steve@foo-unix.org In-Reply-To: <31515339.89301229762788249.JavaMail.nabble@isper.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:44:49 -0500 References: <31515339.89301229762788249.JavaMail.nabble@isper.nabble.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beastie X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:44:54 -0000 On Dec 20, 2008, at 3:46 AM, Steve@foo-unix.org wrote: > Hi all, > > I know there was a contest a while ago to replace Beastie as the > FreeBSD mascot/icon whatever (lord knows why) Incorrect, AFAIK. There was a contest to create a trademark image. > and was wondering why he was done away with and where a person would > stand using him? He is still around. http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/mainpage/copyright.html > > > Was it for some trademark/legal greedy reason we aren't allowed to > use him anymore? It is incorrect that we are not allowed to use him. > Who is allowed to use him now? See the URL > What does Beastie represent now? Same things it always did > The reason why I'm asking is because I want to make a GDM theme that > includes Beastie in it. See URL > > > In all the gazillions of years I've been using BSD's, Beastie has > represented the true face of Berkeley Unix and it would be a dying > shame to see him gone forever! He is not gone. He is clearly visible at http://www.freebsd.org/ > > > Regards, > Steve Laurie > Sydney, Australia > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " -- Dan Langille http://langille.org/ From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 17:20:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1098C1065673 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:20:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from des@des.no) Received: from tim.des.no (tim.des.no [194.63.250.121]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C75958FC1A for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:20:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from des@des.no) Received: from ds4.des.no (des.no [84.49.246.2]) by smtp.des.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 565756D43F for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:20:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ds4.des.no (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 327E2844B1; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:20:38 +0100 (CET) From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org References: <31515339.89301229762788249.JavaMail.nabble@isper.nabble.com> <20081220122230.GA73630@blogreen.org> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:20:38 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20081220122230.GA73630@blogreen.org> ("Romain =?utf-8?Q?Tart?= =?utf-8?Q?i=C3=A8re=22's?= message of "Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:22:30 +0100") Message-ID: <86skoh5tsp.fsf@ds4.des.no> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Beastie X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:20:42 -0000 Romain Tarti=C3=A8re writes: > The BSD Daemon has no name [0] ;-) Did you look at the URL to the document you quote in support of this? > References: > 0. http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/index.html DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no