It's disgusting that the FreeBSD Core Team have decided that they want to change the FreeBSD logo, which is currently a picture of a daemon. Sign the petition to save the beastie.
this daemon character seems cute from somebody's point of view, but somebody may think which does not suit for the professional products to indicate that are using the FreeBSD inside
I don't think it's cute.
Like I learnt years ago if it ain't broke don't fix it!
There is more information about the daemon logo and copyright ownership.
The little red fellow that graces many of these pages is the BSD Daemon. In the context of UNIX® systems, daemons are process that run in the background attending to various tasks without human intervention. In the general sense, daemon is an older form of the word demon. In the Unix System Administration Handbook, Evi Nemeth has this to say about daemons:
"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)
From The Evolution of NetBSD:
Those familiar with the BSD projects will recognize the little daemon or beastie. Marshall McKusick designed this creature in 1998, a play on the operating system term "daemon". (Background processes are called daemons, and sometimes are referred to as if they were living creatures. For example: "Network daemons... will kill themselves rather than live in a corrupt environment.... There may be times when you need to kill a daemon.... Be sure to get the parent daemon." (Hunter 309, emphasis original))
