[MacPorts] #33166: fortune: limerick data file contains offensive fortunes (was: limerick data file contains offensive fortunes)
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Mon Feb 6 14:29:37 PST 2012
#33166: fortune: limerick data file contains offensive fortunes
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Reporter: cmc@… | Owner: macports-tickets@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.0.3
Keywords: | Port: fortune
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Comment(by ryandesign@…):
To be fair, limericks are often (some would say usually or even expected
to be) offensive.
The developers of `fortune` appear to be aware of this. The first
paragraph of the README says:
{{{
The potentially offensive fortunes are installed by default on FreeBSD
systems. If you're absolutely, *positively*, without-a-shadow-of-a-doubt
sure that your user community goes berzerk/sues your pants off/drops dead
upon reading one of them, edit the Makefile in the subdirectory datfiles,
and do "make all install".
}}}
That Makefile contains:
{{{
# TO AVOID INSTALLING THE POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE FORTUNES, COMMENT OUT THE
# THREE LINES AND UNCOMMENT THE FOURTH LINE.
# THE THREE LINES:
FILES+= fortunes2-o limerick murphy-o gerrold.limerick
BLDS+= fortunes2-o.dat limerick.dat murphy-o.dat gerrold.limerick.dat
TYPE= real
# THE FOURTH LINE:
#TYPE= fake
}}}
In order to not deviate too much from the official distribution, what if
we offered an "+offensive" variant which, when deselected, would perform
the modifications described in the README/Makefile? I am undecided as to
whether this variant would default to on or off.
Alternately, it's possible something has already been done about this
upstream, however, I do not know if there is an upstream; I don't know if
this software has a homepage or a newer version. If anyone can locate one,
let me know.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/33166#comment:1>
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