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Re: How can any grown adult use the term "potty-mouth" without cringing in embarassment?


On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 03:07:09PM -0500, Robb, Sam wrote:
> Use of the term was intended, I think, to convey the idea
> that leaving the (purportedly) obscene material in the
> fortune data files as plain text didn't really serve any
> useful purpose, unless that purpose was to intentionally
> offend. 

No, the term was introduced in an argument that cygwin shouldn't
provide the material in question at all.

I found it really amusing that so much time and effort was spent
making this argument, but when I asked if the offensive material
should be provided in a separate package, AFAIR no one argued for
that.

That convinced me that those concerned are more interested in
universal censorship than protecting anybody, children or otherwise.


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