SPAM: Score 4.7: Re: SPAM: Score 4.5: Re: The FreeBSD Project is announcing a publ ic competition for the new logo design. ????

Johnson David DavidJohnson at Siemens.com
Sun Feb 13 18:20:21 PST 2005


From: Mark Ovens [mailto:marko at freebsd.org]
>
>> Yes, I'm sure you can scrounge up a couple of old anecotes of people who
>> were offended or disturbed by Beastie. But I can counter each with ten of
my
>
> Just search through the FreeBSD mail archives for numerous posts along 
> the lines of "why do you have the Devil as your mascot" - I'd bet it 
> runs into hundreds.

I've seen those posts because I've been on this list for four or five years.
But to my recollection they were either questioning why logo was a
demon/devil, or expressing concern that *other* people might find Beastie
offensive. I don't recall any where the poster him/herself was offended or
disturbed.

David


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