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Date:      Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:24:24 +0800
From:      Ganbold <ganbold@micom.mng.net>
To:        Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
Cc:        Ganbold Tsagaankhuu <ganbold@freebsd.org>, yar@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes
Message-ID:  <47F1FF48.1090009@micom.mng.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080401084946.GI44028@submonkey.net>
References:  <200803311028.m2VASAxD097068@repoman.freebsd.org>	<47F13951.2080907@FreeBSD.org> <87hcema76s.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20080401084946.GI44028@submonkey.net>

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Ceri Davies wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:56:43AM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>   
>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:19:45 -0700, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>     
>>> Ganbold Tsagaankhuu wrote:
>>>       
>>>> ganbold     2008-03-31 10:28:09 UTC
>>>>
>>>>   FreeBSD src repository (doc committer)
>>>>
>>>>   Modified files:
>>>>     games/fortune/datfiles fortunes   Log:
>>>>   Improve some quotes of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>   Remove militant and moralized quotes of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>   Add one more quote of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>     Reviewed by: yar
>>>>   Approved by: keramida(mentor)
>>>>     Revision  Changes    Path
>>>>   1.259     +37 -56    src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
>>>>
>>>> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes.diff?&r1=1.258&r2=1.259&f=h
>>>>         
>>> We do not remove fortunes without a very good reason.  Can you please
>>> replace the ones you deleted?
>>>       
>> This is the age old "these fortune cookies may be offensive to some
>> people" bikeshed.  Do we really want to go there again?
>>     
>
> Other than perhaps the grammar, I find it impossible to imagine how
> anyone could be offended by, for example, this one:
>
>  Strive to the pass of high mountain	 
>  Cross in the shallow side of the wide ocean	 
>  Do not give up because of distance	 
>  Will certainly reach if walks	 
>  Do not discourage of human	 
>  Shall overcome if you try
>   

Above quote was changed to:

Ascend to the high mountain pass,
Cross the shallow side of the wide ocean.
Do not give up to the great distance:
It's by going that you will reach your aim.
Be not discouraged by human frailty:
You will overcome it if you try to.



Ganbold


> You may as well be offended by Rocky.
>
> ceri
>   


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