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Re: "purity" package

Hi,
>>"Enrique" == Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> writes:

Enrique> I think we should have the power to decide what goes and what
Enrique> doesn't go in our distribution. It's not as simple as "don't
Enrique> install it!" when you have already paid for the CDs!

	Now that is an specious argument indeed. I now live in a state
 where the governor has promised to call out the national guard if a
 state judge is forced to refrain from hanging up the 10 commandments
 in his courtroom, like federal courts ordered, or from leading the
 court in a prayer to his particular religion. And that, my friends,
 is the view of the majority.

	There is also teachers leading prayers in school. And I hear
 sentiments like "Whats wrong with prayers in school? everyone knows
 that the christian way is the only true way, so what's wrong in
 teaching 'em young"? And that again, my friends, seems to be the
 prevailing wind, here in the heart of Dixie.

Enrique> And who draws the line? We as a whole do it, as we do (or
Enrique> want to do) with every policy decision. What's wrong with
Enrique> Debian deciding "foo" doesn't belong to Debian GNU/Linux
Enrique> distribution?

	In things like religious freedom and freedom of speech, the
 tyranny of the majority is not often the best solution. If freedom of
 speech is merely what is decided on by the majority, then truly you
 do not have fredom of speech.

	Oh, I am not, as was implied, saying that we *can't* throw
 nasty dirty non-conformat packages from our distribution, as legally
 we are quite able to do so (without violating our parochial first
 amendment laws), I am saying we *ought not to*.

	manoj
 One of the herded cats most of the time
-- 
 "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will
 piss on your computer." stolen from Brian Gollum
Manoj Srivastava  <srivasta@acm.org> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>
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