Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material
>>"Jaldhar" == Jaldhar H Vyas <jaldhar@debian.org> writes:
Jaldhar> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> And it is my right to fight tooth and nail to prevent debian
>> from sliding into censorship, since that makes debian worse.
>>
Jaldhar> While all this bickering was going on, the maintainer did
Jaldhar> actually remove the offensive bit.
Yes. Upstream seems to have admitted that this particular
case was an oversight.
Jaldhar> So the censorship has already occurred.
Look at the definition of the word. Since the author (and the
maintainer have retracted the message, your use of the word censor
is, umm, mostly inflammatory.
Jaldhar> If Manoj is serious about "fighting tooth and nail" (and not
Jaldhar> just trying to score debating points as I suspect,) he has
Jaldhar> the same choice convince the maintainer, fork the package or
Jaldhar> shut up.
Thank you. I did not think I needed instruction in how the
project operated, but thanks. And you should really read what you
respond to, and try not to quote things out of context. What I
actually said was:
Manoj> And it is my right to fight tooth and nail to prevent debian
Manoj> from sliding into censorship, since that makes debian worse.
Indeed, if you read the context I was speaking in, I was
defending the right of people to voice their opinions in this
debate.
In this particular case (which really interests me little),
the situation has been resolved. My concern is the so called calls
for policy
>> After all, I tolerate the bible, and the dhamapada. And such
>> superstition is far more insidious than racism.
>>
Jaldhar> The really insidious thing about these debates is the vapid
Jaldhar> philosophizing that goes on...
I see. Any philosophizing that is not done ny you, or meets
your parameters, is now bland?
Jaldhar> My view is very simple. There are no facts in such cases
Jaldhar> just subjective opinions so the subjective opinion of he who
Jaldhar> does the work is the only one that counts.
I suppose this is far less trite and banal than all the other
people philosophizing on the subject, despite the putative
simplicity. One bows to the master.
manoj
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Where is John Carson now that we need him? RLG
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