Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:57:53 -0800 From: Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org> To: Jeremie Le Hen <jlh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r325828 - head/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles Message-ID: <ECCEE11B-A43A-4955-BEEC-1C9DFE883D4A@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGSa5y1Aqv%2BeAxZ3E2TeK66HG_6L=KBP=y3gzcj7-=T0VOsB4g@mail.gmail.com> References: <201711142118.vAELIUoi057150@repo.freebsd.org> <CAGSa5y1Aqv%2BeAxZ3E2TeK66HG_6L=KBP=y3gzcj7-=T0VOsB4g@mail.gmail.com>
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> On Nov 15, 2017, at 06:54, Jeremie Le Hen <jlh@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 > Hi Benno, >=20 > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Benno Rice <benno@freebsd.org = <mailto:benno@freebsd.org>> wrote: >> Author: benno >> Date: Tue Nov 14 21:18:30 2017 >> New Revision: 325828 >> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/325828 >>=20 >> Log: >> Remove all fortune datfiles except freebsd-tips. >>=20 >> Humour is a funny thing. What is funny to one person is not funny to = all >> people. What is insightful to one person is similarly not universal. = The >> fortune datfiles have been around a long time and have undoubtedly = amused >> people but it's time to acknowledge their subjective, and in some = cases >> at least potentially offensive, nature and stop distributing them = with the >> imprimatur of the FreeBSD project. >=20 > Sorry to ask, I'm only loosely following the project, but was this > discussed somewhere? It was raised to core but I decided to take unilateral action. That=E2=80=99= s not an indication of any disagreement in core per se, I just made the = call that in the light of finding Hitler quotes in the file, and the = fact that there were still files clearly marked as offensive in the = Makefile, that trying to be the editors of humour is not something = we=E2=80=99re really cut out for and that we should get out of the game. = I put the MFC timer on it so that if anyone wants to mount an argument = as to why they should stay they can. >> If anyone wishes to distribute these via other mechanisms they are = welcome to >> check them out of history and do so. >=20 > I don't think there's any rule saying that, but I know people are > usually happy to have a replacing port. As you removed them, can I > please ask you do this? Personally I feel that this is the kind of thing that doesn=E2=80=99t = need to live on. I won=E2=80=99t be making a port of it. If someone else = wants to distribute these then they can. Thanks, Benno.
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