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Re: Proposed change of offensive packages to -offensive



On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 11:10:20AM +0000, Iain R. Learmonth wrote:
> Currently, as far as I can tell, sudo is build without PC_INSULTS. We
> should probably rename the sudo package to sudo-offensive.
> 
> This option is defined in the source code as "Define to 1 to replace
> politically incorrect insults with less offensive ones." and so by not
> defining this option, the package is explicitly built to be offensive.
> 
> Obviously we should allow for a transitional package here...

That seems like unnecessary complexity and work, to me. I'd be OK with
either letting the package be as it is now, or to build it without the
"non-PC" insults. Doesn't seem worth it to have two packages for this.

-- 
I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh

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