cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes

[Remko Lodder]

On Tue, April 1, 2008 11:24 am, Ganbold wrote:
> Ceri Davies wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:56:43AM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:19:45 -0700, Doug Barton <dougb at freebsd.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ganbold Tsagaankhuu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ganbold     2008-03-31 10:28:09 UTC
>>>>>
>>>>>   FreeBSD src repository (doc committer)
>>>>>
>>>>>   Modified files:
>>>>>     games/fortune/datfiles fortunes   Log:
>>>>>   Improve some quotes of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>>   Remove militant and moralized quotes of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>>   Add one more quote of Chinggis Khan.
>>>>>     Reviewed by: yar
>>>>>   Approved by: keramida(mentor)
>>>>>     Revision  Changes    Path
>>>>>   1.259     +37 -56    src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes.diff?&r1=1.258&r2=1.259&f=h
>>>>>
>>>> We do not remove fortunes without a very good reason.  Can you please
>>>> replace the ones you deleted?
>>>>
>>> This is the age old "these fortune cookies may be offensive to some
>>> people" bikeshed.  Do we really want to go there again?
>>>
>>
>> Other than perhaps the grammar, I find it impossible to imagine how
>> anyone could be offended by, for example, this one:
>>
>>  Strive to the pass of high mountain
>>  Cross in the shallow side of the wide ocean
>>  Do not give up because of distance
>>  Will certainly reach if walks
>>  Do not discourage of human
>>  Shall overcome if you try
>>
>
> Above quote was changed to:
>
> Ascend to the high mountain pass,
> Cross the shallow side of the wide ocean.
> Do not give up to the great distance:
> It's by going that you will reach your aim.
> Be not discouraged by human frailty:
> You will overcome it if you try to.
>
>
>
> Ganbold
>

I dont understand the change this is not offending at all in my believing.
Please do not change quotes of people, perhaps they weren't the best
people around, but they are quotes, and quotes are not to be changed by
anyone.

if they are too "hard" or something, they should either be removed, or let
them stay, but not changed. (unless it's an obvious typo, that isn't in
the original quote ofcourse).

thanks,
Remko

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