astrology softwares in repos

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On 10-03-12 04:45, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 03/09/2012 01:50 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>> On 9 March 2012 17:30, Billie Walsh<bilwalsh at swbell.net>  wrote:
>>> On 03/09/2012 08:42 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 9 March 2012 03:24, Tapas Mishra<mightydreams at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well this link
>>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Astrology
>>>>> mentions about astrolog package ,sudo apt-get
>>>>> I found it missing from repos
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=astrolog&searchon=names&suite=oneiric&section=all 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is compiling from sources the only way or I missed to search some 
>>>>> thing
>>>>> else?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You do realise that astrology is absolutely-cast-iron guaranteed 100%
>>>> bogus, without /any/ element of truth or validity whatsoever? It has
>>>> been studied and tested exhaustively; it is pure superstition with
>>>> absolutely no basis in fact at all.
>>>>
>>>
>>> And your point is???????????
>>>
>>> If the person wants to have an astrology program what's it to
>>> you?????????????
>>
>> More than one exclamation mark is generally regarded as a sign of
>> insanity. I don't know what 8 to 10 of them means, but it's not a good
>> sign.
>>
>> As has been pointed out, this is not the place for the debate.
>>
>> But to answer your question: what it is to me is that the charlatans
>> and frauds who practice this completely false and bogus thing are
>> ripping people off. It is a scam, a lie, and helping to protect people
>> from being defrauded is generally regarded as a good thing.
>
> Well, that could also be attributed to any belief system but, as one 
> ancient mystic noted, "Whatever floats your boat." :) Ric
>
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One could say that every astrology software would contain bugs. :)
On the other hand if someone just has some weird kind of OCD and likes 
to know when certain planets are aligned, then I would suggest astroNOMY 
software. There are loads of those, I'd suggest to take a look at Celestia.

Oh and I agree on the whole "multiple exclamation marks = insanity" 
argument. Please roll a 12-sided dice to determine your insanity points.