Women in Burkas

[s.roman]

well, i dont think ubuntu is targetted at a corporate environment
anyways. dont have an answer for ur religious concerns though.


> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:27:06 -0500, Nitebirdz <nitebirdz at sacredchaos.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 12:54:33AM -0400, s.roman wrote:
> > >
> > > I would also like to extend my support of the Ubuntu themes... and
> > > find it completely inoffensive
> > >
> >
> > I also find it inoffensive, and actually like it so much that it's what
> > I use on my computer at home.  Yes, I have three children, and I simply
> > cannot see how they are going to be affected negatively by seeing those
> > pictures.  Still, this is clearly *not* an issue of whether you or me
> > find the theme offensive.  The reality is that quite a few people out
> > there will find them offensive due to whatever moral or religious
> > beliefs they may have.  There is no reason for me not to choose a
> > different *default* theme and allow other people the freedom to install
> > this other theme if they so wish.  The way I see it, it's just respect
> > for the convictions of others.  For the same reason, I wouldn't choose a
> > default theme that displays a large Christian cross (or any other
> > religious or political symbol) either.
> >
> > Also, keep in mind that quite a few institutions have certain policies
> > about what can and cannot be used as a background theme for the systems
> > in their networks.  Again, while I do like the theme for my home
> > computer I will definitely not run it on my company desktop or laptop
> > systems.
> >
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