Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:56:11 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Ganbold Tsagaankhuu <ganbold@FreeBSD.org>, yar@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@brierdr.com>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes Message-ID: <20080402145611.GB82144@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <47F1BEB4.1060104@FreeBSD.org> References: <200803311028.m2VASAxD097068@repoman.freebsd.org> <47F13951.2080907@FreeBSD.org> <87hcema76s.fsf@kobe.laptop> <C85322FF-3CAE-4294-8D67-1D1527FA3DD2@brierdr.com> <47F1BEB4.1060104@FreeBSD.org>
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Quoting Doug Barton, who wrote on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 09:48:52PM -0700 .. > Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > >On Mar 31, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > >>This is the age old "these fortune cookies may be offensive to some > >>people" bikeshed. Do we really want to go there again? > >> > >>If removing the ones deleted by Ganbold is considered such a big loss to > >>the consumers of the fortune cookies, then sure, we'll have to backout > >>the removal. I'd prefer if we didn't, but oh well :/ > > > > > >from fortune(6): > > > >"I think the world would be a more peaceful place if people > >could just keep their fingers out of the fortune files. > > > > -- Jordan K. Hubbard" > > > >:-) > > My point exactly. We have always erred on the side of NOT removing > something since what people find offensive (or humorous) varies hugely > across cultures, languages, political persuasions, etc. > > If you want to make an argument that those fortunes should be moved to > the -o file, that might be worth talking about. But flat out removing > them is not keeping in the spirit of how things have traditionally > been done. If all the soft-skinned creatures who cannot handle fortunes just rm -rf fortune? Then we could just go on with life. Political correctness has never served any useful purpose in this world. Wilko -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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