Re: The God, the Devil and the NetBSD.

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:32:57 -0500
"Christopher H" <okgreenguy%lavabit.com@localhost> wrote:

> The spelling in English of "daemon" with the 'ae' makes it distinct from the
> more malevolent "demon" which lacks the 'a'.  The first is a Greek
> mythological entity that was seen as good while the later is the devil and
> so on that your refering to.  Two very different concepts.  Pronunciation is
> also different.  Also read
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software) for more
> information.  The image of a cutesy devil is a pun.

And I like Disk And Execution MONitor, even if that's not exact or
general enough :)
-- 
Matt