Re: O: cowsay -- configurable talking cow

[Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com>]

retitle 910035 O: cowsay -- configurable talking cow

I was not aware of the controversy involving Bug #910343.  When I
looked at this package a few weeks ago, that bug had not been filed.
I am going to leave this package orphaned.

At the time, I saw an RFH for a kangaroo cow (bug #700576, filed over
5 years ago).  I decided to try to find a reasonable ASCII kangaroo as
a starting point.  Last night I got permission to use a nice one that
someone else had drawn.  I was going to file a patch but saw that the
package had become orphaned since the last time I looked at it, so I
adopted it.

I cannot sympathize with the people who filed bug #910343; someone
else will have to add what they are asking for if it does happen.
Thus I believe the right thing for me to do is to leave this package
orphaned (as the person who filed bug 910343 asked the previous
maintainer to do), and just file a kangaroo cow patch as I originally
intended.  I will upload the patch shortly.

Also, "cowsay-off" should be renamed to "cowsay-offensive" as per
current Policy (which even uses cowsay as an example).

Thanks,


Paul Hardy