Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (1264 mails)

[Roger Luedecke <roger.luedecke@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, September 09, 2011 02:18:55 PM Detlef Steuer wrote:
> Could we close this thread, please?
>
> It`s Friday night, ok, but no need to blow up an non-existing problem
> as it happens right now.
>
> I'm sure, when and if a package crosses the undefined red line we as a
> community will act wisely ;-) and discuss then, not now.
>
> Have a nice weekend
> Detlef
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> On Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:06:53 +0300
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> auxsvr <auxsvr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Friday 09 of September 2011 11:59:40 Sascha Peilicke wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > sr#81625 want's to add 'sword', a bible study tool to
> > > openSUSE:Factory. While that is totally fine, the spec file
> > > %description contains stuff like:
> > >
> > > +The SWORD Project is an effort to create an ever expanding software
> > > package for
> > > +research and study of God and His Word.
> > >
> > > While I don't care much for that particular bedtime story, others may
> > > well be offended by biased religious views (even more so if their's
> > > differing). Of course, this may equally apply to policitcal views or
> > > offensive words.
> > >
> > > I have the feeling that openSUSE should take neutral stance, be
> > > inviting and open for everyone (and we're quite good at that
> > > already). But I'm not sure if we should provide a stage for
> > > non-technical biased views. Even less so for those with a mission.
> > > Thus, the question I'd like to ask is whether we should allow such
> > > formulations or not. Do we already have policy for that or do we care
> > > at all?
> >
> > Did you just call the Bible a "bedtime story", which offends millions of
> > Christians, including me, while at the same time proposing to maintain
> > openSUSE as a religiously neutral, technical community?
> >
> > It would have been wiser for one to adhere to their own suggestion first,
> > then try to educate the rest. I've seen numerous people keep pushing
> > their own religion in openSUSE mailing lists and mocking the religions
> > of others, including in this thread, and rarely seen the arbiters of
> > neutrality intervene. I wonder, why is it so?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Peter
Agreed. The solution to change some of the descriptive language of the package 
to resolve some of its "charge" is adequate. I like that this and other 
software will be made available... I may find use for this, and maybe after 
reviewing adapt it to another project. I personally think study aids and e-
book should have their own "public_library" repository, but that is a 
discussion for another time; probably after 12.1 is released.

Om namah Shivaaya!
Roger Luedecke
openSUSE Ambassador
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