Re: Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society(was bug #283578 hot-babe (AGAIN :-)))

2004-12-11 Thread David Weinehall
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 09:49:57AM +, Will Newton wrote: [snip] > Not to point out the obvious, but "foul language" is dependant on the > language you speak, so most countries are unlikely to be offended by > the Linux kernel. Not to point out the obvious, but what is pornographic is dependan

Re: Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society(was bug #283578 hot-babe (AGAIN :-)))

2004-12-07 Thread Will Newton
On Tuesday 07 Dec 2004 01:51, Stephen Gran wrote: > I have to say, this is ridiculous. Do I, living in the US or Europe, > have to take into account the laws about sensuality (note, not sexuality, > since these pictures barely qualify for that word) that mirror operators > in Iran or Saudi Arabia

Re: Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society(was bug #283578 hot-babe (AGAIN :-)))

2004-12-06 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Bruce Perens said: > Philippe De Swert wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > >I am just wondering if it is not the responabilty of the actual Debian > >user not to violate his local laws. > > It's the responsibility of people who live in a jurisdiction to not > break their lo

Re: Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society(was bug #283578 hot-babe (AGAIN :-)))

2004-12-06 Thread Bruce Perens
Philippe De Swert wrote: Hello all, I am just wondering if it is not the responabilty of the actual Debian user not to violate his local laws. It's the responsibility of people who live in a jurisdiction to not break their local laws. Not just users, but everyone involved in any way. What is yo

Re: Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society

2004-12-06 Thread John Hasler
Philippe De Swert writes: > I am just wondering if it is not the responabilty of the actual Debian > user not to violate his local laws. Of course it is. Unfortunately, governments don't generally agree. -- John Hasler

Debian package selection depending on user location/belief/society(was bug #283578 hot-babe (AGAIN :-)))

2004-12-06 Thread Philippe De Swert
Hello all, I am just wondering if it is not the responabilty of the actual Debian user not to violate his local laws. Of course it would help if a Debian developer does care to take notion of what the (Debian) community thinks about certain software. I do not like the idea of censoring in Debia