On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:06:30 -0800 Craig Dickson <crdic@yahoo.com> wrote: > So should we have (groan) a ratings system for packages? BitchX at 17+ > due to tasteless jokes built into the package and the general low > level of culture on IRC? XBill at 17+ for violence? Funny-manpages at > 21+? I'd stay away from any numbering system which could be interpreted as age. First, many cultures have very different idea of when it's okay to start exposing their children to language that they'll run into in day-to-day life later on. Secondly, though this will be a minority, some people (like me) will feel somewhat insulted when they see age-based ratings :) It's my decision on the age at which my child will be able to see "offensive" text ;) -- ________________________________________________________________________ \ David B. Harris, Systems administrator | http://www.terrabox.com / / eelf@sympatico.ca, elf@terrabox.com | http://eelf.ddts.net \ \======================================================================/ / Clan Barclay motto: Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.) \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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