This is absolutely unacceptable. This just stung me at work.
There is a reasonable expectation when installing a software collection
from a trusted source that it will not secretly contain a porn-fest.
Telling users to simply uninstall the offending screensaver does nothing
to address the fact that you have FAILED in your responsibility to be 1)
a trusted source and 2) to reasonably alert the user of the danger of
what they are installing BEFORE they have installed it.
EITHER: place a dialog warning requiring an AGREE/DISAGREE interaction
on the installation of xscreensaver-data-extra that some screensavers
within the collection MAY CONTAIN EXPLICIT CONTENT...
OR: remove 'webcollage' to a separate collection.
The argument "if you don't like it, then why not uninstall it" is pure crap.
You know very well if you place the proposed warning on install that most
normal people will be scared away from the entire 'extras' collection.
Fix it!
** Changed in: xscreensaver (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid => Opinion
** Changed in: xscreensaver (Ubuntu)
Status: Opinion => Confirmed
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Title:
Exclude webcollage from the xscreensaver packages
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