On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 02:39:00PM -0400, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hello. > > Debian Bug #1024501 [1]indicates that data files are present in the > fortune-mod package which are against Debian policy: > > > Dear Maintainer, > > *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** > > * What led up to the situation? > > As mentioned on Debian-project mailing list: > This is no longer appropriate for Debian. Fortunes-off binary package has > been removed: can we remove the data files, please. > > This is not yet removed if I read the changelog from Debian.There are > additional components in the source code which quote these that suggest it > may be prudent for a complete deletion. Downstream in Ubuntu, this package > was removed due to violation of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct [2], and as the > package in Ubuntu and the package in Debian are identical to each other, it > may be prudent for the Debian community to remove the package in Unstable > and Testing for similar reasons. However, this was extended to the source > package as the *source contents* contain the offensive wording, etc. >
As the person who raised this on debian-project in November 2022 - see the archives for debian-project for November/December 2022 > > Can we put this package into the 'considered for removal' list or simply > remove the package as violation of the Debian Code of Conduct from all > releases? > There was unfortunately no consensus on removal on debian-project and G. Branden Robinson filed an ITA - intent to adopt - for this package at the time. In the absence of any apparent package, this should possibly be added to files considered for removal: in some sense, it would still have been easier to do this prior to Bookworm release, but, hey, you can't do everything :) Thoughts? As noted, the bug remains open. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater [amaca...@debian.org] > > > Thomas > > > > [1]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1024501 > > [2]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fortune-mod/+bug/1996682
