Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 9th Feb 2005 12:42 UTC, submitted by n0dez
Unfortunately, the cute FreeBSD daemon is sometimes treated with misunderstanding in the religious and cultural
context. That's why The FreeBSD Project is announcing a public competition for the new logo design. You can find the rules of the competition in this document. Update: There is now a petition to keep Beastie, however FreeBSD's own Robert Watson emailed us to inform us that they are "seeking a new logo, but not a new mascot", so that petition is really reduntant. Update 2: Rob Watson writes:
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finally, someone with some sense on this topic.
RTFA, people:
And 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.
while i think their mascot is fine, they obviously feel pressure from professional organizations to try to look more "professional" (whatever that means). any mention of religion is solely included for historical context and has nothing to do with their decision.
before you jump on Christians, please check your own zeal at the door and RTFA.