Inappropriate content in Fedora Core 2

[alan]

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Aaron Schlaegel wrote:

> Vic Ricker wrote:
>  > I'm working with Fedora in a business environment and I don't think this
>  > is really appropriate.  It might be fun for the
>  > still-wet-behind-the-ears college kids but, unfortunately, political
>  > correctness is running rampant in the corporate world.  Some people are
>  > just looking for reasons to be offended so they can sue.
>  >
>  > Are there any other surprises hidden in Fedora?
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/xflame
> xflame defaults to a mans face that seems to burn in effigy. It is so
> absurd that users assume their system has a virus.
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/blitspin
> blitspin defaults to a woman with tape over her face. This default is
> overridden in the GUI.
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/xjack
> xjack is not vulgar but most people know the story and would not find it
> professional.
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/bsod
> bsod makes unsavvy viewers believe that the Linux box is locking up.

I also know of a case where people have complained about the 3d chemical 
models because it lists "inappropreate" substances.  (Such as TNT and 
LSD.)

Another distributor of Linux (who we will call "Mandrake" to hide their 
true identity) removed the Matrix screen savers due to "copyright 
issues".  (Which was news to the author of xscreensaver, since he wrote 
that module and created all the elements from scratch.) They could not 
give an example of any legal threat, just the "possibility" of one.

Fear of "what might happen" makes people do stupid things and appear like 
fools.