BSD-Daemon

The BSD Daemon is the mascot of BSD Unix. He is often called Beastie (which sounds like the rapid pronunciation of the letters BSD ), although Marshall Kirk McKusick explains it (since 1988 winner of the copyrights for the daemon ) for nameless. Some people also call him Chuck, possibly because of the All Star shoes that he wears.

On the significance of the figure and the fork

On Unix operating systems, a daemon is (not equal to homophonic demon), a process that runs in the background and various tasks done without user intervention. The operating system call that a new process can be created, called fork (English for fork); Therefore, the fork that holds the figure in hands. Thus, the figure includes symbols that were derived from the technology of Unix operating systems. This reflects the BSD daemon from the Linux penguin Tux, the lack this imagery is different.

In some parts of the world people of faith bring the operating system because of the mascot or logo in connection with the devil. It costs the FreeBSD community will always take some time to teach those affected better. Occasionally this is not possible.

ASCII art

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The first Plüschdaemons came up in the 1990s, the company Liebscher & Partner from Freiberg, which also manufactures the plush Tux, made ​​with the consent McKusicks original BSD daemon. The stuffed animals are produced in Thuringia and also exported to the United States. Since 1996, it also exists in the XXL issue and since 2006 as a special order in even larger dimensions.

Stickers to stick, T- shirts on which the mascot is to be seen, pillows, which are printed with the ASCII version of the mascot to put horns on his head, full body costumes and much more Furthermore exist. On some measuring models are to be found in Beastie costumes or women in red dress with attached horns. The latter are referred to as Daemonettes or BSD chicks.

To celebrate the 20th birthday of the FreeBSD Project, a cake was prepared in the form of the mascot.