From owner-freebsd-www@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 07:50:00 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6B2116A421 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Received: from galain.elvandar.org (galain.elvandar.org [217.148.169.56]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A77C113C44B for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Received: from localhost.we-dare.net ([127.0.0.1] helo=galain.elvandar.org) by galain.elvandar.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IwvCh-0001wx-IT; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:49:59 +0100 Received: from 194.74.82.3 (SquirrelMail authenticated user remko) by galain.elvandar.org with HTTP; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:49:59 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <34310.194.74.82.3.1196149799.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:49:59 +0100 (CET) From: "Remko Lodder" To: "Benjamin M. A'Lee" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/internal/fortunes.html rewording X-BeenThere: freebsd-www@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: remko@elvandar.org List-Id: FreeBSD Project Webmasters List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:50:01 -0000 On Tue, November 27, 2007 12:05 am, Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote: > In light of the "discussion" on other lists, I'd like to suggest the > following > clarification to the text of http://www.freebsd.org/internal/fortunes.html > > Replace: > > Examples of entries that should not usually be declared 'offensive': > > * Hitler quotes. > > With: > > Examples of entries that should not usually be declared 'offensive': > > * Hitler quotes, or quotes from any other controversial figure, > should not be declared offensive simply because they are > controversial, but only if the quote itself is offensive. > > Somebody else may be able to suggest a better wording; as I understand it, > the > point is that offensiveness of quotes should be judged on their own merit, > not > on the ethics/morality/politics/anything else of the quoted person; the > page > should reflect this (as it seems to be misunderstood to mean that all > Hitler > quotes are acceptable). > > -- > Benjamin A'Lee :: benjamin.alee@subvert.org.uk > Subvert Technologies :: http://subvert.org.uk/ > Hello, Personally I do not see a real reason to update this text, I think it is fine as it is now, and indeed everyone should decide for him or herself whether these quotes are offensive or not, I think the world is already full of the additions that you are proposing :-) lets keep it simple.. But that's just my opinion... Thanks for discussing this and using the mailinglists to get this going. Cheers remko -- /"\ Best regards, | remko@FreeBSD.org \ / Remko Lodder | remko@EFnet X http://www.evilcoder.org/ | / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News