Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:37:32 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Power JeSsIe!" <jessie@power-jessie.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd logo Message-ID: <15005.6972.28360.596538@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <82200887@toto.iv>
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Power JeSsIe! <jessie@power-jessie.net> types: > i'm just wondering why is it that the > bsd logo is a little red devil? > > http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html > said : > > "Many people equate the word ``daemon'' with the word ``demon,'' implying > some kind of Satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an > egregious misunderstanding. ``Daemon'' is actually a much older form of > ``demon''; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather > serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient > Greeks' concept of a ``personal daemon'' was similar to the modern concept > of a ``guardian angel'' --- ``eudaemonia'' is the state of being helped or > protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested > with both daemons and demons." (p403) > > but if daemon doesn't mean a demon, > why is it that the logo is like that? > a little red fellow with horns,tail and a fork... > > can someone enlighten me pls... > i've heard that the fork in the logo > symbolizes UNIX... Because it's part of the imagery of religions that competed with christianity during the middle ages. Much of that - witches, black cats, the number 13, snakes, etc. - was painted as bad by the church at that time to help in their crusade to convert the pagans. In a way, it reminds me of MicroSoft marketing. Which makes it all the more appropriate. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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