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Re: Obscene content in cygwin file.
- From: Andrew DeFaria <Andrew at DeFaria dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 22:30:15 -0800
- Subject: Re: Obscene content in cygwin file.
- References: <Pine.GSO.4.61.0501071733010.22768@slinky.cs.nyu.edu> <E1Cn5qG-0005UI-00@deer.gmane.org>
Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
Most agree that it's a packaging bug in fortune, and that the
limericks file should be renamed limericks-o and ROT13'd. End of
discussion.
Nononono, don't you try to force your end-of-discussion values on ME!
[I'm not done forcing my morals on you...]
I agree that at a minimum, the obfuscation you describe is absolutely
required. However, I'd like an answer to a question which I raised
with a different poster: What's the reason to provide this profanity
at all in the Cygwin distro?
People, people! We're forgetting the real reason why we slave and toil
with Cygwin! The answer to your question Gary is simple - Because we're
mean! There ya go! End of discussion!
To the best of my knowledge, there are no Cygwin X-screensavers loaded
with obfuscated pornographic pictures. I can't imagine one being
accepted were it to be proposed by somebody. But dirty limericks get
the green light? Why?
'Cause their funny! And because we're mean!
But, in the intrest of the desire of many here to have their porn and
limericks too, I offer this new constructive vote category suggestion:
"[ ] I demand more filth! Add a new "Porn" category to Setup!"
Frankly, I'd think just pulling the off-color material is the easiest
solution from a legal, moral, technical, and argumentological standpoint.
Translation: I will continue my proslitizing until I get my way!
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