* Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The idea of being "sexually offended" by a particular configuration of > simple geometric shapes seems rather bizarre.
Indeed. It's the naming, though! > Nevertheless, I don't see any reason for the genitalia references here, > so -- why *not* call the first of these models "wizard's staff with a > knob on the end"? I love that (for obvious reasons). > GLSnake also seems to make singularly curious use of the word > "flaccid"; and none of these models seem to correlate very well with > the many penises and vaginas that WebCollage has been showing me; Tits galore, I say! > so I think it would be best if this package were updated to either > disable these models by default, or to include better names for them. I favour the latter idea. jwz will flame me for that. > Or split the screensaver into GLSnake and (disabled) GLTrouserSnake > components, I guess... :) > Is it a bug? Well, the package does not perform in a way that matches the > expectations of a large number of users. Wait! Nobody ever complained, except for that guy. So I guess it must perform in a way that matches the expectations of a large number of users! > Unless you believe it's somehow a *feature* that the GLSnake > screensaver is unsuitable for these users (while giving no overt > indication that this is the case), then the other explanation is that > it's a bug. > > > 2) Which "Severity" is fitting (if it is considered a bug) > > Does the severity matter? It should be trivial to fix, should it not? Indeed. > I would personally be inclined to treat this as severity: important, > were it my package; but changing severities is less important than > fixing bugs. I have a penis, I'm not offended by it. Neither should you. Anyway, perhaps it's renaming time. -- Ralf Hildebrandt (i.A. des IT-Zentrums) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-962 IT-Zentrum Standort CBF send no mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
