Geez! Fair enough, well just don't use it then. Sorry to read about the finger, stupid mistake or act of demons, still hurts the same.
Regards Michael Webb Open Source network security GNU Solutions P.O. Box 5175 Albany Western Australia 6332 Ph: 9842 9052 Mob: 0418 915 701 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Father Peter Sent: Monday, 12 June 2006 7:46 AM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] What distribution should I use? Last weekend, a couple of people took exception to a comment I made about the BSD daemon mascot. By the time I was able to formulate a response, the thread had continued well on its way, and I didn't think it was appropriate to distract the course it was on. Then between having a table saw accident that shortened one of my fingers a little bit last Monday, and having to start moving out LTSP workstations the next day, ahead of schedule, I haven't had time to even think about it. But it is Sunday, and now that things have slowed down here a bit, I thought it only right to respond to their statements, for the record, with a note that if anyone has more to say about it, it might be better to email me privately about it. ---- > <snip> > > But then again, I won't even try to use BSD because they have demons > for their mascot, even though I have heard a lot of good things about > it, and would otherwise actually like to try it. > > </snip> > > This is what they say about it, > (http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html) > > "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) > > > Don't let the picture of the "daemon" put you off, it is worth playing > with one day... :) > > Andrew > If you were a demon, and you wanted to influence a person's life so that when they die, you could drag their soul down to hell to be tormented eternally, how would you do it? Wouldn't it be easiest if you were to first deceive the person into believing that you don't exist, or that you're not a threat, or how about even, that you are their FRIEND? How many people even think about demons these days? And if they do, how many really take them seriously? Do you think about them every day? I assure you, they work very hard, tirelessly and unremittingly, to steal every one of our souls. They never sleep, and they never give up. There is no such thing as a friendly daemon, no matter how you portray them, or what erroneous belief you may have about them. They are ALL evil beyond anyone's ability to comprehend. As a monk, I fight them all day, every day. (My shortened finger is a visible example of that.) As a priest-monk, I watch them wreak havoc in other people's lives in their efforts to destroy them; and when necessary, I try to help the people in their afflictions. We have a monastery located about twenty miles from Buena Vista, Colorado, bordering the Saint Elizabeth (San Isabel) National Forest. The Buena Vista School District has the daemons for their school mascot. Whenever someone new comes to town, and tries to get them to change it, they meet with absolutely volatile resistance from the long time BV residents. I heard a couple of months ago that they have one of the worst problems with drug and alcohol abuse in the entire state. I think that is very sad -- really... to see so many young people's lives messed up so badly is very sad -- but when you have the demons for a mascot, can you really expect more? I can show you icons that were painted seven hundred years ago that portray demons; and a lot of kids today look just like them. So no, my friend, while I appreciate your post, I won't be looking at BSD as long as they have demons for their mascot. With kind regards, Peter, hieromonk ---- Dormition Skete Our Monastery Website: http://www.DormitionSkete.org Our Catechetical Website: http://www.TrueOrthodoxy.Info GOC of Greece Website: http://www.omologitis.org ---- _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
