FreeBSD Mascot
A quick word on the FreeBSD mascot is probably in order here because it is often a source of confusion for new users. Sometimes, people even get offended at the FreeBSD mascot. Well, the FreeBSD mascot is not a reference to a satanic cult or anything like that. It is a joking reference to background processes in UNIX systems that handle various tasks. These background processes are called “daemons,” which is pronounced “demons”. Daemons are actually wonderfully helpful things. If you've ever sent an email or visited a Web page, you have used the services of a daemon without even knowing it. Windows 2000 also has daemons. They just aren't called that. Microsoft calls them “services” instead.
So, what about the pitchfork? That
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