BSD vs. Linux (2005)

Re:BSD vs. Linux (2005) by AlexeyBrin on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @09:51AM (#12036397)

> poor taste to use as a mascot a mythological creature who is reputed to be the source of every single evil, cruel, horrible thing in all of history

Well ... what about Pan and Dionysus ? What about all other cultures in which there is no Devil representation that has a tail and horns ? History is long and the world is more diverse than you seem to realize.

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Re:BSD vs. Linux (2005) by GFK_of_xmaspast on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @11:07AM (#12036928)

What's evil about Pan and Dionysus?

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Re:BSD vs. Linux (2005) by AlexeyBrin on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @05:20PM (#12039624)

Nothing, this was my point. The OP just implied that the small devil image of FreeBSD represents evil in the entire history of humanity which is false.

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Re:BSD vs. Linux (2005) by GFK_of_xmaspast on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @07:43PM (#12040292)

You wrote in the context of the devil being

> the source of every single evil, cruel, horrible thing

and used Pan and Dionysus as a counter-example.

If you're saying 'well, Pan and Dionysus both have horns like the bsd mascot' I don't find that compelling either because the identifying characteristics don't line up (different types of horns, the tail, the pitchfork, and so on).

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