Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin--Ch. 21
Nov 15, 2005, 03:15 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Peter H. Salus)
"The daemon image, what Kirk McKusick calls the 'beastie,' dates
from 1976. Created by comic artist Phil Foglio and first used by
Mike O'Brien, here's the story as told by Mike:
"I was a bonded locksmith. Phil's roommate had unexpectedly
split town, and he was the only one who knew the combination to the
wall safe in their apartment. This apartment was the only one I'd
ever seen that had a wall safe, but it sure did have one, and Phil
had stuff locked in there. I didn't hold out much hope, since safes
were far beyond my competence, but I figured 'no guts, no glory'
and told Phil that I'd give it a whack. In return, I requested
T-shirt art. Phil readily agreed..."
Complete
Story
Related Stories:
- Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin--Ch. 20(Nov 03, 2005)
- Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin, Ch. 19(Oct 15, 2005)
- Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin, Ch. 18(Sep 17, 2005)
- Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU & the Penguin--Ch. 17(Aug 16, 2005)
