> "Oh no, there's the possibility that somebody else might look at some > low quality porn" versus "Other people are actively forcing their > beliefs onto us". Isn't it obvious? > > ... > > That's what "censorship" means in every context, under any practical > definition. It's impossible to deny access altogether to anything.
Hmm? I didn't think people were trying to restrict access -- at least I presume nobody is under the delusion that keeping hot-babe out of debian would make it any more difficult to access such material. There are other reasons for choosing not to ship a package with a distribution. > > > It has been proven endless times that once you start doing this, you > > > can't stop. For any package, there is going to be some minority group > > > that is offended by it. > > > > Sounds to me like your problem is not so much with the objection, but with > > its expected implementation. > > There's only one way this ever goes. Any student of history should be > familiar with how this plays out. shrug. At least in .au we have some legislation to protect minority groups but we're not living in a totalitarian PC clampdown. b.
