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Ubuntu user shocked to discover that offensive fortunes package has offensive fortunes (media.kotakuinaction2.win)
posted 3 years ago by altmehere 3 years ago by altmehere +44 / -0
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– JustHereForTheSalmon 36 points 3 years ago +36 / -0

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fortune-mod/+bug/1996682

A winner is here:

Thanks for reporting this critical bug. My machine was completely borked and our company lost thousands because of this crucial software bug report. You saved many lives and you are a very useful contributor for sure. Now onto the less important bugs like kernel bugs.

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– cccpneveragain 29 points 3 years ago +29 / -0

Effective immediately I am removing the fortunes-off binary package from fortune-mod in Ubuntu. If someone wants to make the case that some of this content is worthy of continued distribution, let them bear the burden of demonstrating that it is, on a case-by-case basis, appropriate to do so.

You mean unlike what you just did by unilaterally deciding to remove something?

Not shocked though, there's a lot of woke in Linux, especially here. I got rid of Ubuntu earlier this year for Fedora on my desktop. I'm sure they suck somehow too, but it's at least nice to have better updates.

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– Brennus 33 points 3 years ago +33 / -0

As a big open source proponent , the major weakness in FOSS is these people like to get into moderator roles and then become the little dictators they’ve always wanted to be. Mods for anything should be thoroughly and painstakingly vetted no matter how insignificant the platform.

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– WhoIsThatMaskedMan 16 points 3 years ago +16 / -0

Ubuntu is named after bantu spiritualism. It's been woke since its inception and has only gotten worse over time.

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– cccpneveragain 13 points 3 years ago +13 / -0

I remember something when it came out about "computers for everyone" or some weird woke sounding principles.

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– BetterNameUnfound 7 points 3 years ago +7 / -0

Eternal September.

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– JustHereForTheSalmon 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

You know how environmentalists are green on the outside and red on the inside? Same thing for computers for everyone, but I don't know what color that is.

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– fake_namington 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

Rainbow LEDS on the outside, Compaq beige on the inside.

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– deleted 8 points 3 years ago +8 / -0
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– SR388-SAX 15 points 3 years ago +15 / -0

Used to be called "Red Hat" linux back in the late '90s/early '00s and the logo was a red fedora. Then was renamed to "Fedora Core" some years later.

It predates reddit by a decade.

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– CaptPenguin 8 points 3 years ago +8 / -0

They named it Red Hat, because Marc Ewing was always wearing a red hat around the CMU campus. So it was sort of his nickname. i.e. "the guy in the red hat, fixed my computer."

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– deleted 3 points 3 years ago +3 / -0
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– JustHereForTheSalmon 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

Remember that list of alternative news outlets when GG broke out? The ones that weren't carrying water for feminists and cultural marxists?

Sounds like there might be a good repo to add to your sources. In fact, if you're using the Brave package on Linux, you probably already added their repo. It would be an excellent host if anyone out there has the pull to get it done.

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– NigaroFagetsu-kun 15 points 3 years ago +15 / -0

cracks fingers

Sudo apt get

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– DefinitelyNotIGN 10 points 3 years ago +10 / -0

"Only use this if you are not easily offended."

"I used this, I am now offended."

"Then fuck off, you weren't supposed to use it."

Should have been the whole interaction.

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– TheRealLiszt 10 points 3 years ago +10 / -0

Arch > Ubuntu

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– RoccoRatchet 10 points 3 years ago +10 / -0

I'm not too familiar with Linux and its variants anymore. Could someone tell me what fortunes is? More specifically, what is this one in particular?

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– cccpneveragain 23 points 3 years ago +23 / -0

It's a command line tool to spit out random "fortune cookie" like quotes. Yes, there's even a censorship czar for random Linux BS software.

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– deleted 19 points 3 years ago +19 / -0
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– JustHereForTheSalmon 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

It was never about them controlling what they see and read. It was about them controlling what YOU see and read.

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– realerfunction 8 points 3 years ago +8 / -0

faggot

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– fake_namington 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

Most Mentally Competent Ubuntu User (I use Arch, btw)

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