Re: Bug#138541: ITP: debian-sanitize (was Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material)

[tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)]

Steve Langasek <vorlon@netexpress.net> writes:

> Are you disagreeing with my assertion that basing a blacklist on the 
> opinions of the majority rather than on measurable characteristics of 
> the packages in question is not a misleading standard that would do more
> harm than good?

I think that nothing is harmed if we have several different methods of
doing it.  If people *really* want to put the time into it.

> You can create your own debian-sanitize-tb if you'd like, and use any 
> criteria you see fit, and I would have zero objections so long as the 
> criteria used are publically disclosed and are empirically measurable 
> with respect to the actual packages.  I do object to using popular vote, 
> because such a package would fail to achieve any of the intended goals.  
> Should all objections made on technical grounds now be considered 
> censorship?

It seems that "use any criteria you see fit" is contrary to "I do
object to criterion XXX".

Thomas