Re: Bug#138541: ITP: debian-sanitize (was Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material)
>>"Jeff" == Jeff Licquia <licquia@debian.org> writes:
Jeff> As an option, we could use some less absolute method of determining
Jeff> offense, perhaps something like vrms.
vrms is easier to implement, since licenses can be tested
against DFSG fairly objectively. People taking offense depend on
cultural and highly subjective individual criteria; and offense lies
i the eyes of the beholder.
Jeff> Generating the list of offensive packages is, of course, the hard
Jeff> part. I propose we do this with the following process. It has the
Jeff> advantages of not (necessarily) promoting the biases of one developer
Jeff> or group.
You are assuming there is a common cultural background that
shall determine what the broad community finds offensive.
Unfortunately, with the spread of the internet, Debian is no longer a
localized mostly european heritage distribution. We hae
constituencies that find things offensive that you may hold dear, and
vice versa.
Jeff> - Offensiveness will be determined by vote. All Debian developers
Jeff> will be allowed to vote on any or all binary packages in
Jeff> Debian.
Ah, so the only things that are offensive are those that the
majority find offensive. I find this notion patently offensive, and
ridiculous.
Jeff> - After the quorum is reached, a majority (supermajority?) of
Jeff> "offensive" votes will result in the package being labeled
Jeff> offensive. Votes will be tallied on regular intervals, and
Jeff> packages generated from the vote results. The interval will be
Jeff> designed to allow new versions of the package to propagate through
Jeff> Debian.
Which jurisdiction do you live in? Seems to me, by labelling
something offensive, you are opening yourself to libel or other
suits, espescially if this is widely publicized.
Jeff> - Only packages in main would be eligible for voting; contrib and
Jeff> non-free are, in a sense, already considered disreputable by their
Jeff> status outside of main.
Jeff> - This maintainer, at least, would refrain from participation in the
Jeff> process to avoid a conflict of interest.
Jeff> I would probably implement this as a set of scripts and a database; at
Jeff> upload time, the scripts would produce a package for my manual
Jeff> approval, signature, and download.
Jeff> Comments?
You are free to do as you please, of course, but I would
object to any GR that tries to implement this censorship by majority.
manoj
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