I don't want to say that anyone must be censored.
I think that we should encourage users to read
Linux kernel sources and I don't think it's a good
thing to have such "profanity" in it, because if
there's something that could offend someone and
this can be avoided, I think is a good thing to do
it (and I'm a total ateist, I'm not speaking from a
"religious" point of view, it's just a matter of
respect).
I think Linus, choosing not to censor by himself
the Linux sources, made the good decision.
The *only* things to do is to ask to every
person who legally have the copyright of
every piece of the kernel code to cut
this "profanity" by himself. I think it's the
time for Linux to turn from just a community
enjoyment to a *professional* community
enjoyment.
Sorry for the bad english, but apart from
technical notes I'm not so good in this
language...
----- Original Message -----
From: Andre M. Hedrick <hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu>
To: Robert W. Fowler <rfowler@ntisys.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: is it Really Profane ? if the end user never C's it ?
>
> Buy that man a copy of the 1ST Amendment....WOO HOO......
>
> If any of you every saw the stuff in the raw chipset delveopment, you
> would know that I am the son of a Sailor...........
>
> Most have never seen the previews of a chipset code that rips a drive
> apart........
>
> On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Robert W. Fowler wrote:
>
> > This is my first post to this list ......
> > i believe that source code is just that, the SOURCE
> >
> > /*Top ten on Profanity*/
> >
> > 1) Code at the Source Level would not be seen by the average end user.
> >
> > 2) Compiled Code should not have a fraction of a chance to trigger
> > Profanity for the end user.
> >
> > 3) MOST (non-developers) Rarely [ if ever ] read the Kernel/module
> > Source Code.
> >
> > 4) Quality and RELIABILITY should mean more than a few widely used 4
> > letter words.
> >
> > 5) How many Windoze xx users have openly and plainly said "Oh Fuck"
> > when all their personal.
> > Files and app.'s just shit the bed ??? <---- common occurrence.
> >
> > 6) Developers should be allowed the freedom to develop and express
> > their feeling and/or frustrations.
> >
> > 7) The corporate world really doesn't even know what a kernel is, let
> > alone why it would contain expletives.
> >
> > 8) I can think of at least 10 Profane words that i have used to
> > describe the reliability of NT.
> >
> > 9) Some how words like "oh that just Stinks" or "that makes me mad"
> > just doesn't quite express my feeling
> > when my new kernel module ive been developing, just rendered my Box
> > useless ......
> >
> > 10) Finally, Some of the best Software Geniuses are more concerned
> > with the task at hand not Political Correctness.
> >
> > Robert W. Fowler III
> > Senior Network Engineer
> > Net Technlogies, Inc.
> > RFowler@ntisys.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Andre Hedrick
> The Linux IDE guy
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