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Date:      Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:15:46 +0300
From:      Daniel Corbe <corbe@corbe.net>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BETA4: fortune -o gone?
Message-ID:  <xon1u1rw1lp.fsf@desktop.hga1.somcable.com>
In-Reply-To: <20131205.083242.74676021.sthaug@nethelp.no> (sthaug@nethelp.no's message of "Thu, 05 Dec 2013 08:32:42 %2B0100 (CET)")
References:  <20131205010722.GE44739@glenbarber.us> <020c58348f43c35da047761d0be6a9f4.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <20131205152006.27766c1f@X220.ovitrap.com> <20131205.083242.74676021.sthaug@nethelp.no>

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sthaug@nethelp.no writes:

>> > 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.
>
> I see absolutely no reason why fortune -o should be removed. I suggest
> that it should be restored.
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

This thread is entirely too long for the subject matter of having
removed a bunch of random files from the sunday comics section of the
file system that were of little use to anyone outside of "EDGY ==
OFFENSIVE" crowd.

Shine on, you crazy diamonds.  And don't ever let "the man" keep you
down.



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