Re: [gentoo-dev] Is anyone a prude?

["Stephen P. Becker" <geoman@gentoo.org>]

> Using your 'common sense' how does this fit into the
> 'clean language' policy?  From my point of view if
> that package name is allowed then the policy is
> unenforcable.

Your "clean language" policy is totally flawed then.  Part of what makes 
words "offensive" isn't the word itself, but intent.  Are you saying if 
somebody told you to "go fuck yourself" and another said something like 
"go have sex with yourself" on the channel, you wouldn't kick both of 
them, since what each said means *exactly* the same thing?

If I say, "I really like using the brainfuck language, it lets me do 
<blah> and <foo>," there was nothing I said with any malicious intent. 
Now if somebody starts spouting out crap like, "haha, I'm going to 
dev-lang/brainfuck you!" then that is a case where it is obvious they 
are just being stupid and require moderation.

> 
> It's not a knee jerk reaction.

Sure it is.  While you are at it, why don't you start kicking people 
with l33t speak names, since that happens to offend me (in that utter 
stupidity offends me).  While you are at it, you should also kick any 
person that says WTF, and LMFAO, since *everyone* knows they just said 
"what the fuck" and "laugh my fucking ass off" in front of the whole 
channel.  Or, does reducing it to an acronym make it any less offensive 
in your eyes?

> I saw this problem
> coming way back. I have dealt with it before, and have
> no reason to change.

Do you kick people that talk about bitchx then?

Steve
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