-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Scott Balneaves wrote: > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 01:07:14AM +0000, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: > >> I would like to propose Xiphos for inclusion into Gtk seed and >> BibleTime into KDE seed. > > ... > >> I do understand the religion is a touchy subject and might not be >> appropriate for global audience of Edubuntu but I hope that these >> packages can be recognized and included in Edubuntu seeds.... > > While I understand the desire to want this to happen, I think it sets a > dangerous precedent for Edubuntu, and one which starts down a slippery slope. > > If we include Bible study software on the DVD, then that also means we should > include zekr (Quranic Study Tool). What about a Satanic Bible reader? Can we > say no to that? Atheists deserve equal time too, and I'm sure the Church of > Scientology would love the opportunity to put some educational material on the > DVD! > > This may limit some countries into which the Edubuntu DVD may be imported, > because of religious reasons. Currently, I'm aware of no reason why Edubuntu > may not be in any country, as at the moment, it's Secular. > > What this eventually devolves into is the Edubuntu Council making judgement > calls on what constitute 'valid' religions, and what aren't. > > I'm 100% in favour of them being in the archive for anyone to install. > Shipping > them on the DVD makes a statement of preference that's outside our goals, I > think. > > I'm speaking for myself here, lets see what the rest of the council has to > say. > It could certainly be discussed at a council meeting, which all may attend. > > Cheers, > Scott
Hello Dmitrijs, I perfectly agree with Scott's opinion on the question as well as his concerns about Edubuntu not being exportable to some countries if we do it. I believe it's in Edubuntu's interest to remain Secular. All these packages are of course available to the user through Ubuntu's archive and only take a few minutes to install. As Scott pointed out, we're perfectly fine with discussing that at one of our meetings (on Wednesdays at 19:00 UTC) if you want to. - -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAktXxyYACgkQjxyfqkjBhuzX1ACeKsHxnsJLQzoM0CRO4qrgJ7zO AasAniGWpL0fd5jV5SAGF/dBA6CA4XFr =raM/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
