Most offensive thing I've seen all day

[Patrick McFarland]

On Thursday 03 August 2006 17:27, Bonilla, Alejandro wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 17:15 -0400, Patrick McFarland wrote:
> > On Thursday 03 August 2006 16:58, Mark Reitblatt wrote:
> > > On 8/3/06, Patrick McFarland <diablod3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > http://www.christianubuntu.com
> > >
> > > What exactly is so offensive about a group tailoring an open source
> > > project to provide the programs they want? Am I missing something here?
> > > At any rate, I highly doubt this belongs on the Ubuntu-Devel list.
> >
> > Its a religious group, Mark. If you're a Christian, I can see how you
> > don't find this offensive.
>
> I actually find it more offensive to the fact that you are complaining
> about it. If Anyone wants to make a Distro based on his Religion and
> instead of the Penguin, having a picture of Jesus on boot, then what's
> wrong with that? If they would allow a Christian Ubuntu but not a Jewish
> Ubuntu, (or the other way around) -then- it would be offensive.

So, basically, you actually want humans to put meaningless partions between 
themselves? Ubuntu is supposed to be for all people, not for Christians.

> > And if it doesnt belong on the Ubuntu-Devel list, then it belongs on the
> > Ubuntu-Legal list. I cannot see how Ubuntu would allow such use of the
> > name to, basically, promote a religion. This goes entirely against what
> > Ubuntu is for.
>
> I don't really see how this is promoting a religion. Actually it
> promotes Ubuntu because people with religions could find it attractive
> and use more Linux. I think is the other way around.

No, it promotes people diluting the Ubuntu name in ways that should not be 
done. If I owned the Ubuntu trademarks, I sure as hell wouldn't let a 
religious group use it; nor would I a political group, or any other "special 
interests" group.

Would you find it offensive if there was a Bush Ubuntu? Or a Big Tobacco 
Ubuntu? What about an Apartheid Ubuntu, one for each side?

Thomas Jefferson coined the term, "Seperation of Church and State." Maybe now 
someone needs to coin the term, "Seperation of Church and Linux." 

-- 
Patrick McFarland || www.AdTerrasPerAspera.com
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