Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:55:50 -0500 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: Kai Gallasch <k@free.de> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - Fourth Quarter 2016 Message-ID: <CD5D0637-0362-44CF-93D2-F63D051A9C41@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <fd50f7f4-ffa7-23a7-34bb-e06cb173ab73@free.de> References: <20170214042034.GA30306@kduck.kaduk.org> <fd50f7f4-ffa7-23a7-34bb-e06cb173ab73@free.de>
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On Feb 14, 2017, at 2:53 AM, Kai Gallasch <k@free.de> wrote: > On 14.02.2017 05:20 Benjamin Kaduk wrote: >> Core requested the removal of the misc/jive port, on the grounds that >> it had no function other than to turn text into an offensively racist >> parody. This proved controversial, with many seeing this as a first >> step in bowdlerizing the entire ports tree. That is certainly not >> Core's intention. Core's aim here is to help secure the future of the >> FreeBSD project by making it welcoming to all contributors, regardless >> of ethnicity, gender, sexuality or other improper bases for >> discrimintation. While misc/jive may once have been seen as harmless >> fun, today the implicit approval implied by having it in the ports tree >> sends a message at odds with the project's aims. > > > Am I dreaming? Has this "disease" finally reached my beloved FreeBSD > after all this years? > > In my opinion it is just not Cores business making decisions besides the > technical and organizational aspect. As long as any port has a handful > of users and someone is willing to support it, its existence in the tree > is justified. And basically I don't care if there is a port in the tree, > where little harmless kittens are being shot at. > > Thank you Core! > You made my day! If they lifted your day so much, you should send them a donation. :-) Cheers, Paul. PS: Thank you Core, IMHO you did the right thing.
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