BSD Daemon
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 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. Although some have claimed that its name is "Chuck" because it wears Chuck Taylor shoes, this is incorrect. The BSD Daemon has no official name, but may be referred to as "beastie".
Although perhaps not as common as Tux, the mascot for Linux, they are often paired together in humorous wallpapers and drawings. The BSD Daemon was also constructed in Legos by Eric Harshbarger, the same artist who created the Lego model of Tux.[3]
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References
- ↑ "History of the BSD Daemon" (Retreived 12-April-2007).
- ↑ "The BSD Daemon" (Retreived 12-April-2007).
- ↑ BSD Daemon -- LEGO (Retreived 13-April-2007).