On 11/21/13 1:11 PM, Theo de Raadt wrote: >> Different people have different concepts of morality. I believe >> it would be better to remove anything that is controversial, for >> whatever reason -- even if in *my* concept of morality there was >> nothing wrong with it. > > The people who write code get to decide how they document it. If > someone doesn't like it, don't have to use it. They can walk away. > > But above all, the principle is simple. If such persons use the > software, they are BEYOND CRITICISM. Even the manual pages have a > disclaimer that makes this clear: > > .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS > .\" OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED > .\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > .\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE > .\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR > .\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT > .\" OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; > .\" OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY > .\" OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT > .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE > .\" USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > .\" DAMAGE. > > Don't like it? Then walk away. > > To take this back to the original complaint, being critical of Bob's > Charity at writing the software and documentation is UN-CHRISTIAN. Or > is it? Is this some fake morality where your sensibilities override > the original charity?
Hi, Theo. I do like the software; that's why I was reading about it. And I like the documentation too; I think it's very good. I was not intending to be critical of the documentation; rather, I was just wishing I didn't have to read a few examples that to me were off-color. To me it was requesting a small improvement to the documentation, for which I did the work and submitted a patch. I was hoping it wouldn't really matter much to anyone, and then I wouldn't be bothered by the examples anymore. Thanks, Lewis
