The future of fortune(6)

[A. Wilcox]

On 27/11/17 10:37, Chris H wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:50:46 -0330 "Jonathan Anderson"
> <jonathan at FreeBSD.org> said
>> On 27 Nov 2017, at 1:01, Bill Sorenson wrote:
>> > I for one would recommend leaving things alone unless it is a
>> > substantive improvement.
>> That's a sound principle, but if we move the datfiles (other than
>> `freebsd-tips`) into ports, we could take all of the future time we
>> would otherwise spend debating fortune(6) and use it for... anything
>> else. :) I would call that a substantive improvement.
> Following your assertion; if I were to pass a women being violated,
> knowing my intervention would end it.
> Should I simply pass it by, knowing the time I save would allow me
> the time to get that cup of coffee I really wanted?


the "moralisation" of discussions is dehumanising, and comparing moving
bytes in a computer around with intervening in the assault of a woman is
demeaning to women *and* insulting to those of us who have been assaulted.

--arw

-- 
A. Wilcox (awilfox)
Open-source programmer (C, C++, Python)
https://code.foxkit.us/u/awilfox/

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