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#! rnews 1356 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!malgudi.oar.net!news.muohio.edu!phoenix.sas.muohio.edu!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things Message-ID: <1996Nov17.151839.2057@nntp.muohio.edu> From: mcooper@phoenix.sas.muohio.edu (Micah James Cooper) Date: 17 Nov 96 15:18:39 -0500 Followup-To: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers References: <55vhpf$q3o@mail1.wg.waii.com> <328386bc.112278367@news.ov.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: phoenix.sas.muohio.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 14 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.misc:26588 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1577 alt.folklore.computers:124999 Ken Bibb (kbibb@best.com) wrote: > > But daemon is derived from the greek "daimon" (benevolent spirit). > Hence the correct (greek) pronounciation has the dipthong. > Daimon in Greek would be pronounced dyemon, actually. --Micah --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Micah James Cooper If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will CooperMJ@MUOhio.Edu prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' he would be just the prophet for this people! Micah 2:11 (NIV)