On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 10:49 -0500, Dave Jones wrote: > On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 10:34:40AM -0500, Matthew Miller wrote: > > > I'm not sure what particular word has offended you in Barcode, but it's > > basically picking from a random dictionary. And, if you look at the source > > RPM, you'll find a patch which removes several words referring to parts of > > the human body some people find embarrassing. I looked at the remaining > > list, and am perplexed as to what you are offended by. "Gerbils", perhaps? > > At OLS last year (I think during Erik Troan's talk on conary), whilst > taking questions, barcode kicked in. On a ~10ft projector, with the > word 'flatulence'. > > Unfortunate and somewhat embarressing perhaps, but highly amusing. > > The choice of words barcode uses do seem to be of this nature a lot > of the time, so I can sort of see the OPs point. i can see the point of splitting up the xscreensaver package into more sets or making it easier to prohibit users from getting to certain ones, but I think at some point it just becomes silly censorship b/c some people are afraid of seeing a naughty bit or hearing a dirty word. I'm all for professionalism but I'm MORE for acting like an adult and realizing the world isn't all roses and tea. -sv -- Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
