Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Chad Perrin
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:49:43PM +0530, me wrote: ...and thus the Godwin's law holds! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law Shouldn't this have been a response to the guy *before* me? -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] pgpeu6nBOw2fB.pgp

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Chad Perrin
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:20:23AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: Quoth Chad Perrin on Sunday, 25 July 2010: On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:54:37AM -0400, Alejandro Imass wrote: snip I'd think a devout Christian would have much more reason to complain about a Flying Spaghetti Monster (whose only

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 25/07/2010 19:23:59, Charlie Kester wrote: My thanks to those few who did NOT take it as an occasion for Christian-bashing. I'm not a Christian either, but I do get tired of it being the only religion people feel entitled to poke fun at. As far as I know, Christians are the only religious

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 25/07/2010 21:13:49, Chad Perrin wrote: I'd think a devout Christian *who isn't an idiot* would have much more reason to complain about a Flying Spaghetti Monster . . . Ah, but a non-idiotic, devout Christian would realise that the point of the FSM is not to attack religion per-se, but a

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Charlie Kester
On Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 14:42:14 PDT Matthew Seaman wrote: Besides, I suspect that the OP was not in fact genuinely offended but merely trying to stir up trouble Which makes it all the more disappointing that so many of you took the bait. I stand by my previous comments. Please end this

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread David Brodbeck
On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Charlie Kester wrote: On Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 00:57:14 PDT per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: This discussion has drifted badly OT Yes, and it really should be killed, now. Please. My thanks to those few who did NOT take it as an occasion for Christian-bashing. I'm

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-25 Thread Kevin Monceaux
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:29:37AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 08:47:30AM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote: I guess that depends on which period of Latin one studies. From Latin Pronunciation Demystified: http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/latinpro.pdf ae like English

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chad Perrin
Disclaimer: I do not represent the FreeBSD project in any way, shape, or form. I am certain any such people would be much nicer and more polite about this than me. I'm sure I would be much nicer and more polite about it if I became a representative of the FreeBSD project at some point in the

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread David Brodbeck
On Jul 23, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Chad Perrin wrote: It's a cartoon character. It's not an attempt to lure your children to join Satan's armies. There's no reason to be deterred from giving FreeBSD a try just because of a friendly cartoon character. I'm reminded of when some Christian groups

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
David Brodbeck said the following on 2010-07-24 09:05: Call it BlessedBSD (BleSseD?) or something. ;) BBsd? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Bernt Hansson
Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that logo? I have always been thinking of trying FreeBSD but as a Christian I get deterred by its un-Christian logo.

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 24/07/2010 08:38:24, Bernt Hansson wrote: Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that logo? I have always been thinking of trying FreeBSD but as a

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Frank Shute
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 09:21:48AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 24/07/2010 08:38:24, Bernt Hansson wrote: Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread krad
On 24 July 2010 11:21, Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 09:21:48AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 24/07/2010 08:38:24, Bernt Hansson wrote: Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread b. f.
I have always been thinking of trying FreeBSD but as a Christian I get deterred by its un-Christian logo. It's amazing how exercised people get over a topic like this, like in that old story: http://www.milk.com/true-stories/unix_for_the_masses.html I think it's a pretty dumb logo myself,

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Polytropon
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:05:14 -0700, David Brodbeck g...@gull.us wrote: I'm reminded of when some Christian groups called for a boycott of Apple because they had an OS project code-named Darwin. Some people will just go out of their way to look for reasons to take offense. I'm reminded to

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Alejandro Imass
2010/7/23 Victor Skovorodnikov vic...@mail.ru: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo.  Why such a logo for BSD?  What is the meaning of that logo? Strange in deed, it sounds. At first I really thought it was funny, but after consulting the infinite wisdom of my wife

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Victor, On 24-7-2010 4:01, Victor Skovorodnikov wrote: Have you considered changing it to something else? Doesn't have to be an angel, but perhaps something neutral ;-) ? Seeing something in it that isn't there at all or perhaps wanting to see something that isn't there at all in fact is

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Victor, On 24-7-2010 4:01, Victor Skovorodnikov wrote: Have you considered changing it to something else? Doesn't have to be an angel, but perhaps something neutral ;-) ? Seeing something in it that isn't there at all or perhaps wanting to see something that isn't there at all in fact is

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Chad Perrin on Saturday, 24 July 2010: Disclaimer: I do not represent the FreeBSD project in any way, shape, or form. I am certain any such people would be much nicer and more polite about this than me. I'm sure I would be much nicer and more polite about it if I became a

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth David Brodbeck on Saturday, 24 July 2010: On Jul 23, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Chad Perrin wrote: It's a cartoon character. It's not an attempt to lure your children to join Satan's armies. There's no reason to be deterred from giving FreeBSD a try just because of a friendly cartoon

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Andres Perera
2010/7/24 Alejandro Imass a...@p2ee.org: FBSD's logo a cute cartoon character that can indeed be thought of representing a Daemon and I am sure that there was no bad (satanic) intention in the usage of the little red devil. It's just a funny little character, but again it would make me really

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chip Camden
Quoth Frank Shute on Saturday, 24 July 2010: On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 09:21:48AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 24/07/2010 08:38:24, Bernt Hansson wrote: Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 06:01:07AM +0400, Victor Skovorodnikov wrote: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that logo? Do you really mean the logo kind of a round ball with points? Or do you mean the mascott - the

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Gary Kline
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 09:21:48AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 24/07/2010 08:38:24, Bernt Hansson wrote: Victor Skovorodnikov said the following on 2010-07-24 04:01: Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Gary Kline
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 01:45:47PM +0200, Polytropon wrote: On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:05:14 -0700, David Brodbeck g...@gull.us wrote: I'm reminded of when some Christian groups called for a boycott of Apple because they had an OS project code-named Darwin. Some people will just go out of

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Gary Kline
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:46:34AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: Quoth David Brodbeck on Saturday, 24 July 2010: On Jul 23, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Chad Perrin wrote: It's a cartoon character. It's not an attempt to lure your children to join Satan's armies. There's no reason to be deterred

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread David Brodbeck
On Jul 24, 2010, at 7:33 AM, Alejandro Imass wrote: I am not a religious man myself, but if the logo had any religious meaning to me I am sure I could better understand Victor's issues. Seems silly, but if it was the other way around I'm sure _many_ people here would probably concur in the

RE: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Graeme Dargie
snip To all who replied to this, I just have to say I have not laugh so hard in ages. Regards Graeme ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chad Perrin
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 02:59:25PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: In ancient lore there was a bunch friendly characters who hung around out of sight and waited for a being - human being mostly - to need help. One of those creatures would slip in and somewhat mysteriously do little things to

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-24 Thread Chad Perrin
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 12:05:14AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: I'm reminded that the SATAN network scanner project used to ship a utility with the source code that would patch it to rename it SANTA. I suppose someone could fork a new BSD distribution with an angel for a logo, to

BSD logo

2010-07-23 Thread Victor Skovorodnikov
Hi! This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that logo? I have always been thinking of trying FreeBSD but as a Christian I get deterred by its un-Christian logo. Have you considered changing it to something else? Doesn't

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-23 Thread Glenn Sieb
On 7/23/10 10:01 PM, Victor Skovorodnikov wrote: This may sound strange but I have a question about logo. Why such a logo for BSD? What is the meaning of that logo? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_Daemon --Glenn ___

Re: BSD logo

2010-07-23 Thread Tim Judd
(only) logo as an avatar, which means you can make FreeBSD act in any way you want it to. Server, Router, Fileserver, various daemons, desktop, embedded, clustering.. so many choices... And please don't generalize. the BSD logo is not the same for all the variants of BSD. OpenBSD is a blowfish

t-shirt with bsd logo

2007-06-22 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
hi, lately I shopped at cafepress.com and found they also host virtual store for you. so how about have the fbsd foundation set up a store there with daemon's logo on some merchandise? and the $$ that made goes to the foundation? of course this would require that having the agreement using the

Re: t-shirt with bsd logo

2007-06-22 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 08:58:22AM -0400, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: hi, lately I shopped at cafepress.com and found they also host virtual store for you. so how about have the fbsd foundation set up a store there with daemon's logo on some merchandise? and the $$ that made goes to the

bsd logo

2003-02-11 Thread Joe Young
Im looking for the BSD daemon logo in large enough quality to use for a bumber sticker. If you know of bumper stickers available or where i could obtain the logo in that quality, Please let me know. Thanks for your time, Josiah Young To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: bsd logo

2003-02-11 Thread Purcell Christopher Brent '03
Try the BSD mall, or thingeek Purcell On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Joe Young wrote: Im looking for the BSD daemon logo in large enough quality to use for a bumber sticker. If you know of bumper stickers available or where i could obtain the logo in that quality, Please let me know. Thanks for

Re: bsd logo

2003-02-11 Thread Kliment Andreev
Im looking for the BSD daemon logo in large enough quality to use for a bumber sticker. If you know of bumper stickers available or where i could obtain the logo in that quality, Please let me know. http://www.zazzle.com/shirts/gallery/product.asp?product%5Fid=10013405side= back To

Re: bsd logo

2003-02-11 Thread Jeremy Faulkner
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 09:29:04AM -0800, Joe Young wrote: Im looking for the BSD daemon logo in large enough quality to use for a bumber sticker. If you know of bumper stickers available or where i could obtain the logo in that quality, Please let me know. Thanks for your time, Josiah

Re: bsd logo

2003-02-11 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2003-02-11 09:29, Joe Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im looking for the BSD daemon logo in large enough quality to use for a bumber sticker. If you know of bumper stickers available or where i could obtain the logo in that quality, Please let me know.

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