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Date:      Sun, 21 Jun 2020 16:38:07 +0200
From:      Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
To:        Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r362466 - in head: contrib/file/magic/Magdir contrib/tcpdump lib/geom/part stand/efi/include stand/i386/boot0 sys/dev/hptmv sys/geom/part usr.bin/fortune/datfiles usr.bin/mkimg usr.sbin...
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In-Reply-To: <20200621154723.e2112fa798d35d78e16e3ccc@bidouilliste.com>
References:  <202006211334.05LDY91F058399@repo.freebsd.org> <20200621154723.e2112fa798d35d78e16e3ccc@bidouilliste.com>

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On 2020-06-21 15:47, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
>   What's more clear about calling something that is called Master Boot
> Record something else ?
>   What's next ? Will you contact the BBC so they redub all Doctor Who
> episode where "The Master" appears ? Contact Disney so the release a
> new version of Tron where the Master Control Program is call the Main
> Control Program ?

Hi Manu,

I didn't know BBC made such episodes.

And no, I won't contact BBC nor Disney about this.

The point here is that the Master's Boot Record may be very badly 
perceived by some people. Do I need to explain that?

--HPS




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