if i understand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(mythology) correctly
daemon (latin for daimon) used to mean a good or bad spirit in greek then Plato and Xenocrates started to associate it with evil (~400BC) then when the Septuagint was translated to Greek they used daimon for evil spirits and angelos for good spirits then "The usage of *daimon* in the New Testament<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament>'s original Greek text, caused the Greek word to be applied to the Judeo-Christian concept of an evil spirit by the early 2nd century AD." maybe we should ask Plato why they polarized the term? anyway the ancient greek religions were probably confused on that before, that's why they are now referred to as "ancient religions" and mythology. so religions gain more light. and languages evolve around how people understand them. if language and terms are to convey information i think "server" is a better term. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:39 AM, fooler mail <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Winelfred G. Pasamba > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > anyway what's the background history of naming servers that way? > > > > fred i cut and paste for your understanding: :-> > > In the context of UNIX® systems, daemons are process that run in the > background attending to various tasks without human intervention. In > the general sense, daemon is an older form of the word demon. In the > Unix System Administration Handbook, Evi Nemeth has this to say about > daemons: > > "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) > > fooler. > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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