I condemn linux for renaming daemon to "service", just like microsoft.
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@tomjennings Also my headcanon is it ended up being dæmons because mythologically they also tend to have rather different lifespans than other beings.
TBH I find start / stop / status less loaded than summon / exorcise / adjure.
invoke / banish / summon, id prefer. All the humor has been stripped out of computing!
Look at the jargon file*! Long obsolete, because not updated, because the fun is gone.
* I didnt know what an asshole he was back then...
From Wikipedia
In the general sense, daemon is an older form of the word "demon", from the Greek δαίμων. In the Unix System Administration Handbook Evi Nemeth states the following about daemons:[3]
Many people equate the word "daemon" with the word "demon", implying some kind of satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. "Daemon" is actually a much older form of "demon"; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a "personal daemon" was similar to the modern concept of a "guardian angel"—eudaemonia is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit. As a rule, UNIX systems seem to be infested with both daemons and demons.