From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 2 14:56:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B02106566B; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:56:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B9538FC15; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:56:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254]) by smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m32EuCvq025909; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:56:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.14.2/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m32EuCsP082861; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:56:12 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m32EuBKY082856; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:56:11 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:56:11 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20080402145611.GB82144@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200803311028.m2VASAxD097068@repoman.freebsd.org> <47F13951.2080907@FreeBSD.org> <87hcema76s.fsf@kobe.laptop> <47F1BEB4.1060104@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47F1BEB4.1060104@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: Ganbold Tsagaankhuu , yar@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, "Jordan K. Hubbard" , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Giorgos Keramidas Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:56:16 -0000 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