I think you don't understand why the daemon was chosen. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_Daemon for lots more information. Background services in Unix speak are refered to as "daemons." To quote from Wikipedia "Daemons are also characters in Greek mythology, some of whom handled tasks that the gods could not be bothered with, much as computer daemons often handle tasks in the background that the user cannot be bothered with." The spelling in English of "daemon" with the 'ae' makes it distinct from the more malevolent "demon" which lacks the 'a'. The first is a Greek mythological entity that was seen as good while the later is the devil and so on that your refering to. Two very different concepts. Pronunciation is also different. Also read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software) for more information. The image of a cutesy devil is a pun. I'm not sure if this is the Lithuanian version (country code .lt?) but you can also read this http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon. I thought Lithuania was a mostly Orthodox country. But even Russian has Catholics. :-) "If it had not been for the discontent of a few who had not been satisfied with their condition we would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization." ~~Eugene V. Debs
----- Original Message ----- From: "E.J. Novikovas" <clm%tdd.lt@localhost>To: <netbsd-advocacy%netbsd.org@localhost> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:55 PM Subject: Re: The God, the Devil and the NetBSD.On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:24:20 +0200 Pierrick Brossin <pierrick%bs-network.net@localhost> wrote:On 27 juil. 2009, at 19:28, Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 8:52 AM, E.J. Novikovas<clm%tdd.lt@localhost> wrote: >> Hello, my name is Eugenijus-Jonas, or Eugene-John in >> English. I am a >> catholic. I live in Lithuania. > > Woo hoo! Best troll ever? Or at least this week maybe :) > > Makes me nostalgic for the "daemon" logos. > > Andy Well it's not the way to bring people to God. I hope it was a joke :-) PierrickNo, it is not a joke. It is the way to survive. Just reread my post again.If you don't believe in God, don't believe in Devil, so - don't play with Him.If you play - you have deal. Eugenijus-Jonas.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.33/2267 - Release Date: 07/27/09 17:59:00