FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - Fourth Quarter 2016

[Paul Mather]

On Feb 14, 2017, at 2:53 AM, Kai Gallasch <k at free.de> wrote:

> On 14.02.2017 05:20 Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
>> Core requested the removal of the misc/jive port, on the grounds that
>>   it had no function other than to turn text into an offensively racist
>>   parody. This proved controversial, with many seeing this as a first
>>   step in bowdlerizing the entire ports tree. That is certainly not
>>   Core's intention. Core's aim here is to help secure the future of the
>>   FreeBSD project by making it welcoming to all contributors, regardless
>>   of ethnicity, gender, sexuality or other improper bases for
>>   discrimintation. While misc/jive may once have been seen as harmless
>>   fun, today the implicit approval implied by having it in the ports tree
>>   sends a message at odds with the project's aims.
> 
> 
> Am I dreaming? Has this "disease" finally reached my beloved FreeBSD
> after all this years?
> 
> In my opinion it is just not Cores business making decisions besides the
> technical and organizational aspect. As long as any port has a handful
> of users and someone is willing to support it, its existence in the tree
> is justified. And basically I don't care if there is a port in the tree,
> where little harmless kittens are being shot at.
> 
> Thank you Core!
> You made my day!


If they lifted your day so much, you should send them a donation. :-)

Cheers,

Paul.

PS: Thank you Core, IMHO you did the right thing.