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[[Image:Bsdaemon_medium.png|right|200px|thumb|The BSD Daemon, mascot of the Berkley Software Distribution]] | [[Image:Bsdaemon_medium.png|right|200px|thumb|The BSD Daemon, mascot of the Berkley Software Distribution]] | ||
The '''BSD Daemon''' is the mascot of the original [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] of [[Unix]].<ref name="History of the BSD Daemon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/|title="History of the BSD Daemon"|date=Retreived 12-April-2007}}</ref><ref name="BSD Daemon History from freebsd.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html|title="The BSD Daemon"|date=Retreived 12-April-2007}}</ref> The name is derived from a common type of Unix application called a [[daemon]], which is a program that runs in the background with typically no human intervention | The '''BSD Daemon''' is the mascot of the original [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] of [[Unix]].<ref name="History of the BSD Daemon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/|title="History of the BSD Daemon"|date=Retreived 12-April-2007}}</ref><ref name="BSD Daemon History from freebsd.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html|title="The BSD Daemon"|date=Retreived 12-April-2007}}</ref> The name is derived from a common type of Unix application called a [[daemon]], which is a program that runs in the background with typically no human intervention. The BSD Daemon is a red [[devil]], and commonly carries a [[triton]] (also known as a [[pitchfork]]) to denote a daemon's forking of processes. The BSD Daemon was originally drawn by John Lasseter, and is copyrighted by Marshall Kirk McKusick. In old English, the word "daemon" means a defied being - that is, one who is half man and half god. | ||
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The BSD Daemon is the mascot of the original Berkeley Software Distribution of Unix.[1][2] The name is derived from a common type of Unix application called a daemon, which is a program that runs in the background with typically no human intervention. The BSD Daemon is a red devil, and commonly carries a triton (also known as a pitchfork) to denote a daemon's forking of processes. The BSD Daemon was originally drawn by John Lasseter, and is copyrighted by Marshall Kirk McKusick. In old English, the word "daemon" means a defied being - that is, one who is half man and half god.
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References
- ↑ "History of the BSD Daemon" (Retreived 12-April-2007).
- ↑ "The BSD Daemon" (Retreived 12-April-2007).