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Date:      Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:42:54 -0500
From:      Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>
To:        Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
Cc:        Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>,  svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r362466 - in head: contrib/file/magic/Magdir contrib/tcpdump lib/geom/part stand/efi/include stand/i386/boot0 sys/dev/hptmv sys/geom/part usr.bin/fortune/datfiles usr.bin/mkimg usr.sbin...
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On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 09:38 Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> wrote:

> On 2020-06-21 15:47, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
> >   What's more clear about calling something that is called Master Boot
> > Record something else ?
> >   What's next ? Will you contact the BBC so they redub all Doctor Who
> > episode where "The Master" appears ? Contact Disney so the release a
> > new version of Tron where the Master Control Program is call the Main
> > Control Program ?
>
> Hi Manu,
>
> I didn't know BBC made such episodes.
>
> And no, I won't contact BBC nor Disney about this.
>
> The point here is that the Master's Boot Record may be very badly
> perceived by some people. Do I need to explain that?
>
> --HPS
>

No it can't. It's an absurd change.

- Justin

>



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