2009/10/17 Adam Williamson <awill...@redhat.com> > On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 01:09 +0200, Guido Grazioli wrote: > > Is GPL really a way to freely censor a developer work, as in this > > case? > > If it were closed source, you wouldn't had the right to do that. > > > > That string is more stupid than offensive; and the escalation found > > There are people who find profanity genuinely offensive. Dealing with it > is a matter of balance; it's obviously intolerable to try and ban it > entirely, but I think it's an equally bad idea to try and argue that, > because _you_ find the concept of bad language being offensive absurd, > it's completely okay to use it entirely gratuitously when you have a > reasonable chance of offending people who disagree. > > In other words, as others have said, since this use of profanity is > entirely gratuitous - it's not necessary or valuable in any way > whatsoever - it's a perfectly reasonable choice to patch it out. > > I didnt say i find profanity not offensive; also, i strongly agree with your point (*when* wouldnt profanity be considered gratuitous?).
My question was, would you call that patch a "bugfix", or "enhancement"? Or it is just like the beep over a bad word on tv, and by all means you can do that thanks to gpl? > -- > Adam Williamson > Fedora QA Community Monkey > IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org > http://www.happyassassin.net > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- Guido Grazioli <guido.grazi...@gmail.com> Via Parri 11 48011 - Alfonsine (RA) Mobile: +39 347 1017202 (10-18) Key FP = 7040 F398 0DED A737 7337 DAE1 12DC A698 5E81 2278 Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/guidograzioli
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