Re: is that your final decision about removing the game over God
Is this guy for real? I sure hope not. I wonder why he hasn't trolled Ubuntu Satanic Edition already. Or maybe he has and I didn't notice. This guy is a nutjob. smcc...@gmail.com Support a national popular vote in the US! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact http://www.nationalpopularvote.com -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
Re: is that your final decision about removing the game *ver god
First, you have not brought this to the MOTU Council yet. You are having a conversation with various people who work on developing Ubuntu. Once you decide that this is a dispute that cannot be resolved through discussion, you can raise it with them by writing motu-coun...@lists.ubuntu.com. I would encourage you, however, not to do this. If you ask them to have this package removed you need to consider what standard they will apply. This standard cannot treat any particular religion more favorably than any other (or over being against religion completely). Ubuntu is a world wide project. In different parts of the world beliefs are different and Ubuntu must acommodate these diverse perspectives as best it can. If the standard is set that any material that involves religion that offends anyone must be removed, it will have far reaching effects. By its nature, all religious material has potential to offend people who hold different beliefs. I forsee the end result of such a policy would be the eventual removal of all packages with religious or potentially religious content. As an example, there are Biblical study tools in Ubuntu. There are parts of the world where physical copies of the Bible are very rare. If these tools are removed from Ubuntu, fewer people will have access to it. I don't think this is what you want. My advice to you is to just ignore this game. So far you have managed to bring some prominence to what was before a very obscure game and got it a lot of attention. My advice is to drop it and let it return to its former obscurity. Scott K I agree entirely. -- Shawn McCuan smcc...@gmail.com Support a national popular vote in the US! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact http://www.nationalpopularvote.com -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
Re: is that your final decision about removing the game over God
Alright, rather than summing it up in that way, I suppose I could make it a little more long winded and more eloquent, although, the exact same meaning ends up being reached. I do however apologize for my unnecessary ad hominem. This guy keeps arguing for something on which he has no logical grounds to support his position. He is merely looking at a program name, demanding censorship, just because he believes that somehow it is belittling to his version of a god. He's not taking into account the hundreds of other gods that the millions of Ubuntu users and developers believe in around the world. I have yet to see any user of a different religion demand that the bible study tools should be removed, although I'm positive they are contrary to many users beliefs. If this package offends him, he should just choose not to install or use it, just as Muslims, Hindu's and atheists wouldn't (under most circumstances) install and/or use bible study tools. So, the reason for my comment is that he is demanding censorship to place favor on his religious system, while completely ignoring everyone else's. I'd like to see a Muslim or a Hindu chim in and request that the bible study packages get removed because they contradict their religious beliefs, and see how he responds. Once he see's how the cencorship will work once it's reversed, maybe he'll learn to be a little more tolerant. -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
