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Subject: Offensive info-gnu-emacs postings
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Date: Sat, 21-Mar-87 13:28:28 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 21 13:28:28 1987
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One practical question: Are installations with Gnu emacs required to
maintain ALL its' files (including cookie recipies, humor, etc.); or
required to make them available; or required to make their presence
known; or what?

Flame on:
It would be appreciated if those offensive postings which advocate
Bowdlerization/censorship were so described in their headers, and
possibly encrypted (rot13 is sufficient) so that readers are not
involuntarily disgusted by the 'ideas' represented therein.

FYI, Mr. Newman, the only 'options' that you listed that abuse other's
rights are the -r option, and in cases where the children are not
competant, the -P option (& if the animal is uninterested, the -B
option).  Looking over the sex.1 file, I'm amazed that Mr. Newman was
offended at only the options he listed.

This author at least can tolerate others' interests in the other
'options', (and even others' interests in belief systems like Mr.
Newman's) whether or not I agree, so long as they do not interfere
with other people against their will.  With that criteria, the -v
(voyeurism) and -e (exhibitionism) options refer to immoral behavior;
but Mr. Newman ignores these options, instead worrying about
consenting adults' use of whips (I'd rather have humans buy whips for
their friends than for their horses...)

I find the sex.1 file, including references to rape, pedophilia, etc., to
be harmless because they do not advocate such behavior; however, I do
find Mr. Newman's letter (and previous, similar letters) offensive in
that they specifically, seriously, advocate repugnant behavior.

Flame off.



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