On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:03:18 -0600, John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 09:54:12AM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
>> > If our goal is to advance the cause of a Free operating system,
>> > then why should we be including, in our OPERATING SYSTEM, images
>> > that serve no useful purpose, and instead alienate millions or
>> > billions of people
>>
>> I agree with this and is why I was suggesting that someone draft up
>> some language which outlines, for the benefit of our users, things
>> they're not likely to find in Debian. I suppose that might end up
>> being too difficult but I think it'd be good to have some criteria
>> for packages to pass in order to be accepted which includes issues
>> like these and is clear enough that our users understand it.
> Indeed, and this is also why Manoj's vi/KDE argument is not
> relevant.
> vi serves a useful purpose for an operating system.
> Porn/nudes/whatever don't.
A CPU monitor does. How the load is displayed, line graph,
dancing bars, color changes, morphing pictures, is a preference
issue.
manoj
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