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Date:      Wed, 9 Feb 2005 22:49:22 -0500
From:      Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Dan Ponte <dcp1990@neptune.atopia.net>
Cc:        freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Logo Contest
Message-ID:  <20050209224922.77110580@mobile.pittgoth.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050210034409.GA15195@neptune.atopia.net>
References:  <200502091349.00708.algould@datawok.com> <420ACD5E.3030708@pacific.net.sg> <20050209222850.0b94abad@mobile.pittgoth.com> <20050210034409.GA15195@neptune.atopia.net>

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On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 22:44:09 -0500
Dan Ponte <dcp1990@neptune.atopia.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 10:28:50PM -0500, Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> was witnessed plotting the following conspiracy:
> > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:56:31 +0800
> > Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > this all sounds like a very stupid idea to me.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > > 
> > > This also sounds like the effort in the EU banning the swastika not 
> > > seeing that some two billion people using it as a religious symbol.
> > 
> > Your conspiracy is over there ------->
> 
> I don't believe that is all that farfetched; indeed, Jun mentioned in
> his "announcement" (as it was seemingly leaked) that it may offend some,
> and I don't think that scottl's commit removing Beastie from the loader
> menu speaks against it, either. FreeBSD has a long history of tradition
> behind it; breaking said tradition in the name of political correctness
> can only hinder.

Admittedly so, I wasn't too happy about the removal either, but
I let it go.

-- 
Tom Rhodes



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