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Date:      Thu, 5 Dec 2013 15:20:06 +0800
From:      Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com>
To:        "Chris H" <bsd-lists@1command.com>
Cc:        Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BETA4: fortune -o gone?
Message-ID:  <20131205152006.27766c1f@X220.ovitrap.com>
In-Reply-To: <020c58348f43c35da047761d0be6a9f4.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 22:58:41 -0800 (PST)
"Chris H" <bsd-lists@1command.com> wrote:

> > On Thu, Dec 05, 2013 at 09:02:08AM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> >> I think that since I installed BETA1 the 'offensive' fortunes are
> >> gone? I did a fresh install with a BETA1 CD and upgraded recently
> >> to BETA4.
> >>
> >
> > Yes, they were (finally) removed with extreme prejudice.
> 
> Nobody likes a good BikeShed. But _really_?
> Is FreeBSD going "PC" (Politically Correct)?
> Looks like a sign of weakness. :(

a sign? It is a weakness. FreeBSD did not force anybody to use fortune
with the -o option. It was also possible to delete the 'offensive'
files.

Erich



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