Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Bas Wijnen
> >> As far as I understand, we're all defining our position 2nd hand on > >> Bas' analysis. And given the responses, my analysis obviously needs some explanation. This game is technically very well done. It is a visual novel, which like a regular novel is intended to make the reader/player thin

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Nils Dagsson Moskopp
Tobias Hansen writes: > Am 11.03.2014 17:54, schrieb Miriam Ruiz: >> Right now there is no need to make any decision at all, it is >> in the hands of the FTP Masters, and we as a project trust them. > > As far as I am aware there is not even the need for the FTP masters to > decide because there

Re: Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Nils Dagsson Moskopp
Jo Shields writes: >> I honestly believe that almost none of those of us discusing the game >> has even tried it (I haven't at least) and I don't think anyone who >> hasn't even tested it can have a solid opinion. As far as I >> understand, we're all defining our position 2nd hand on Bas' analysi

Re: Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 23:34 GMT+01:00 Jo Shields : >> I honestly believe that almost none of those of us discusing the game >> has even tried it (I haven't at least) and I don't think anyone who >> hasn't even tested it can have a solid opinion. As far as I >> understand, we're all defining our position 2nd h

Re: Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Jo Shields
> I honestly believe that almost none of those of us discusing the game > has even tried it (I haven't at least) and I don't think anyone who > hasn't even tested it can have a solid opinion. As far as I > understand, we're all defining our position 2nd hand on Bas' analysis. Let's be very, very,

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 22:23 GMT+01:00 Sam Kuper : > Now that this conversation has descended into farce, I'm out. I only > hope that if the issue does cease to become moot[1] and Debian decides > to reject Unteralterbach (which, to repeat, I have no opinion about) > the project will not do so in a way that w

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 11/03/14 22:23, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 11/03/2014, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> Many people wouldn't want to touch this with a ten foot pole. The >> consequences of even showing sympathy for this type of package could >> well have personal consequences for some people well into the future, >> here

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Daniel Pocock wrote: > Many people wouldn't want to touch this with a ten foot pole. The > consequences of even showing sympathy for this type of package could > well have personal consequences for some people well into the future, > here is a typical example: > > http://www.bbc.co

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Daniel Pocock
To save people wasting time on this Debian is a volunteer effort Each DD can contribute what they want On the inclusion of packages like this, I suspect some DDs would find the only thing left to contribute is their resignations. Many people wouldn't want to touch this with a ten foot pole. T

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > Le 11/03/2014 20:10, Sam Kuper a écrit : >> My point was that if legal (in some jurisdictions) and literary >> discussions of abuse are completely excluded from Debian, then an act >> of censorship has been performed, which may itself be viewed as a real >>

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Thibaut Paumard
Le 11/03/2014 20:10, Sam Kuper a écrit : > My point was that if legal (in some jurisdictions) and literary > discussions of abuse are completely excluded from Debian, then an act > of censorship has been performed, which may itself be viewed as a real > - though different - harm. No. Deciding to

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 19:40 GMT+01:00 Tobias Hansen : > Am 11.03.2014 17:54, schrieb Miriam Ruiz: >> Right now there is no need to make any decision at all, it is >> in the hands of the FTP Masters, and we as a project trust them. > > As far as I am aware there is not even the need for the FTP masters to > de

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Tobias Hansen
Am 11.03.2014 17:54, schrieb Miriam Ruiz: > Right now there is no need to make any decision at all, it is > in the hands of the FTP Masters, and we as a project trust them. As far as I am aware there is not even the need for the FTP masters to decide because there is no Debian developer who is con

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Mateusz Jończyk wrote: > W dniu 11.03.2014 15:52, Sam Kuper pisze: >> On 11/03/2014, Joseph Neal wrote: > According to statistics [2] > "One in 20 children (4.8%) have experienced contact sexual abuse." This has > probably a devastating effect on their lives. That is very likely t

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Mateusz Jończyk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 W dniu 11.03.2014 15:52, Sam Kuper pisze: > On 11/03/2014, Joseph Neal wrote: >> I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. > > If you hate to do it, then please don't do it. > >> Several people have already objected but I hope there

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 17:39 GMT+01:00 Mateusz Jończyk : >> There is a danger, if the Debian project falls prey to a moral panic, that it >> will self-censor to the extent of producing a chilling effect upon itself. > > This is not a "moral panic". A real harm is being done. > According to statistics [2] > "O

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Joseph Neal wrote: > I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. If you hate to do it, then please don't do it. > Several people have already objected but I hope there will be such a > resounding rejection that nobody considers submitting something like > this again

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 15:05 GMT+01:00 Daniel Pocock : > Is this within the scope of the FTP teams duties or should the FTP team > focus solely on the licensing/copyright adherence or does the FTP team > also screen things for more general compliance purposes? I would feel > that the latter would be a much b

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 11/03/14 14:55, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 01:47:22AM -0500, Joseph Neal wrote: >> Hey, all >> >> I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. > :( > > The tone on that thread has been really respectful up until now; if > anyone does want to voice concern, pl

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2014-03-11 14:55 GMT+01:00 Paul Tagliamonte : > The tone on that thread has been really respectful up until now; if > anyone does want to voice concern, please do maintain a very polite > tone. This is way too easy to get upset about (also, trigger warning on > the game and game description, it's

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 01:47:22AM -0500, Joseph Neal wrote: > Hey, all > > I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. :( The tone on that thread has been really respectful up until now; if anyone does want to voice concern, please do maintain a very polite tone. This is way too

FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Joseph Neal
Hey, all I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. Several people have already objected but I hope there will be such a resounding rejection that nobody considers submitting something like this again in the future. I am not a member of the Debian Project. It is my hope that enou