Russell Coker wrote:
On Friday 08 August 2008 20:33, Vesa-Matti J Kari <vmkari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Andy Warner wrote:
Didn't realize the NSA was sponsoring a list for voicing religious
bigotries.
The mighty NSA has little or nothing to do with this issue.
Actually I believe that they have a policy against discussions of religion on
the list. Which is why I didn't make any comment about religion in my
previous message.
The point that is sometimes missed is that not all people are religious,
or if they are, they do not necessarily follow the same sect, and hence
people should think twice before asking anyone to compare, e.g. a SELinux
policy with the Old Testament. Or with the Quran. Or with the Vedas.
I think (based on off-list correspondence) that Casey might have been trying
to compare multiple translations and interpretations of religious documents
with multiple SE Linux policies. But his last message to me on this topic
was not entirely clear.
Maybe I should just put what I meant out on the table, then
anyone who would like can argue with me of list and we can
take any issue out of this context.
First, the comparison was very off the cuff, so don't read too
much into it. The comparison is apt because:
- both are large
- both are considered definitive in certain circles
- both have multiple authors
- both are concerned with proper behavior
- individual sections sometimes seem peculiar out of context
There. You can discuss this comparison off line with me if you like,
but I'm not going to say anything more about it here. Sorry if
anyone got offended, directly or indirectly. Golly.
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