I thought it was a reference to Maxwell’s demon.
Daemons in computing, generally processes that run on servers to respond to users, are named for Maxwell’s demon.
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1·8 months agoNixOS. My entire config is source-controlled and I can easily roll back to a previous boot image if something breaks like cough Nvidia drivers. I also use it for my home router and all self-hosted services.
Same as demon. Because my research indicates that this usage was originally a reference to Maxwell’s demon.
https://www.takeourword.com/TOW146/page4.html