On 02/23/2009 07:32 PM, OlivierP wrote: > My concern is that the webcollage screensaver, retrieves sexually explicit > images without "user consent", or even a warning. > > IIRC, if you select "random", you'll get the images. If you select it and > hit preview, you get the images. > In both cases, under 18s get exposed to "inappropriate" content, like it or > not. > I see no difference between webcollage & hot-babe, which is NOT in the > ubuntu repos, but available through medibuntu _because_ of its content. > > 2009/2/23 John Vivirito <gnomefr...@gmail.com> > >> its not in xscreensavers package it is in xscreensaver-extra package. If >> you dont want to use the screensaver than dont use it, but since there are >> hundreds of screensavers in Ubuntu why would you use one that has sexually >> explict images if it bothers you. That is not really a cause to remove it >> seeing its in -extras the above reason is why it is in -extras package. >> i'm going to close this bug as it has not been commented on and hasnt been >> removed and most likely wont be atleast for the above reason. >> >> ** Changed in: xscreensaver (Ubuntu) >> Status: Incomplete => Invalid >> >> -- >> Exclude webcollage from the xscreensaver packages >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/53709 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >> of the bug. >> > There is a warning in the package info please see below that i got from apt-cache show xscreensaver-data-extra. We inform users of the risk, maybe invoking a warning (short warning) in terminal but not everyone uses terminal so ther ereally is no way to warning outside of source package warining.
gnomefr...@development:~$ show xscreensaver-data-extra Package: xscreensaver-data-extra Priority: optional Section: universe/x11 Installed-Size: 8468 Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Jose Luis Rivas <ghostba...@gmail.com> Architecture: i386 Source: xscreensaver Version: 5.07-0ubuntu3 Replaces: xscreensaver (<< 5.04-3) Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.1), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libjpeg62, libsm6, libx11-6, libxext6, libxmu6, libxpm4, libxt6, xscreensaver-data (>= 5.04-3), dictionaries-common, libjpeg-progs, netpbm Conflicts: kscreensaver-xsavers (<< 4:3.5.9-1), xscreensaver (<< 5.04-3) Filename: pool/universe/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data-extra_5.07-0ubuntu3_i386.deb Size: 3344436 MD5sum: fad8658adad3473da29c9b70cbd22246 SHA1: 652f3e4b33f5356e89bacd1270277dd7609c136a SHA256: 7617e635553380dc3cd63eeb35bda3c96a660daca3b61cd294d5612c145bc9dc Description: data files to be shared among screensaver frontends XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11, containing more than 200 screen savers. . This package contains the rest of the 2D screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection. This package is used by both xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver. . This is the set of non-GL screensavers not shipped by default: ant, anemone, anemotaxis, apollonian, apple2, attraction, barcode, blaster, blitspin, bouboule, boxfit, braid, bsod, bubbles, bumps, ccurve, celtic, cloudlife, compass, coral, critical, crystal, cynosure, decayscreen, deluxe, demon, discrete, drift, epicycle, eruption, euler2d, fadeplot, fireworkx, flag, flame, flow, fluidballs, fontglide, forest, goop, grav, greynetic, halftone, halo, helix, hopalong, hyperball, hypercube, ifs, imsmap, interaggregate, interference, intermomentary, jigsqw, juggle, julia, memscroller, mismunch, moire, moire2, mountain, munch, nerverot, noseguy, pacman, pedal, penetrate, petry, phosphor, piecewise, polyominoes, pong, pyro, qiz, rd-bomb, rocks, rorschach, rotor, rotzoomer, sierpinski, slip, speedmine, sphere, spiral, spotlight, squiral, starfish, strange, substrate, t3d, thornbird, triangle, truchet, twang, vermiculate, vidwhacker, vines, wander, webcollage, whirlwindwarp, whirlygig, worm, wormhole, xanalogtv, xflame, xjack, xmatrix, xrayswarm, xspirograph, zoom. . WARNING: This package includes the 'webcollage' screen saver, which displays images that are the result of random web searches. The Internet being what it is, absolutely anything might show up in the collage of search results including -- quite possibly -- pornography, or even nudity. Please act accordingly. . More display modes can be found in the xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-gl and xscreensaver-gl-extra packages. Homepage: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ Bugs: mailto:ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com Origin: Ubuntu -- Sincerely Yours, John Vivirito https://launchpad.net/~gnomefreak https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnVivirito Linux User# 414246 "How can i get lost, if i have no where to go" -- Metallica from Unforgiven III -- Exclude webcollage from the xscreensaver packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/53709 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
