Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/01/08/02:08:16
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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