Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:35:11 +0100 From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> Cc: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/internal/fortunes.html rewording Message-ID: <474C473F.3080805@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <87076177@ipt.ru> References: <34310.194.74.82.3.1196149799.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org> <87076177@ipt.ru>
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Boris Samorodov wrote: > On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:49:59 +0100 (CET) Remko Lodder wrote: >> On Tue, November 27, 2007 12:05 am, Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote: > >>> Replace: >>> Examples of entries that should not usually be declared 'offensive': >>> * Hitler quotes. > > I have already asked the question at another list but didn't get an > answer. As I'm not a native English speaker can someone say what that > phrase mean? As for me it seams like "Examples of enties that mainly > are not offensive: * Hitler qoutes". This means that quotes by Hitler should not by default be seen as offensive quotes. Imo he was a cruel man (to say the least) but that should have no influence on some of his quotes. > >> Personally I do not see a real reason to update this text, > > I'd prefer to see someting like "Examples and entries that sometimes > may be not offensive: * Hitler quotes". But why the official FreeBSD > site should point an attention at him personally? > >> I think it is >> fine as it is now, and indeed everyone should decide for him or herself >> whether these quotes are offensive or not, > > OK, let _others_ decide it after reading those quotes. But let's stay > away of the politics at the official site. Using his name _alone_ *is* > politics. No, it's just one example that is being displayed, we could also cite some other cruel person from the past.. > >> I think the world is already >> full of the additions that you are proposing :-) lets keep it simple.. > > OK, I'll try to advice a simple phrase that has a strict apolitical > meaning and send it via PR. OKI I noticed the PR, lets see what other people think:) Cheers remko > > > WBR -- /"\ Best regards, | remko@FreeBSD.org \ / Remko Lodder | remko@EFnet X http://www.evilcoder.org/ | / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News
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