[ISSUE] fortune-mod: Consider entire or partial patching out of "offensive jokes" module

[ISSUE] fortune-mod: Consider entire or partial patching out of "offensive jokes" module

[Sigma-One]

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New issue by Sigma-One on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/36417

Description:
`fortune-mod` by default includes the so-called "offensive jokes" module, installed in `/usr/share/fortunes/off`. This includes quite literal databases of racist, misogynist, homophobic, and more quotes, which probably are not a good idea to include in this day and age and I would suggest patching them out for both PR and ethical reasons.

Potential solutions are either to remove the entire "offensive jokes" module, or modify it to remove the worst offenders as it does also include regular dark humour which is not intended to discriminate against a specific already discriminated against group (albeit is, obviously, dark humour, and could possibly be worth splitting into a separate optional package?).

Other distributions such as Debian include this module in it's own package, however I do not think this would be necessary, as those who for whatever reason desire to have these highly discriminatory "jokes" can trivially write a template and build a module package for their own use.

Re: fortune-mod: Consider entire or partial patching out of "offensive jokes" module

[paper42]

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New comment by paper42 on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/36417#issuecomment-1083185022

Comment:
Which ones do you think are problematic? I had a quick look on them and I would consider ethnic, misogyny, misandry and racism to not be acceptable. I didn't go through every single joke and category, so it's possible I missed something, feel free to mention some I missed.

I can only speak for myself, but I would be in favor of removing them. We don't have to promote and distribute disgusting things like that.

Re: fortune-mod: Consider entire or partial patching out of "offensive jokes" module

[leahneukirchen]

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New comment by leahneukirchen on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/36417#issuecomment-1083248242

Comment:
I suggest to drop the whole dir instead of starting a long discussion here.

Re: [ISSUE] [CLOSED] fortune-mod: Consider entire or partial patching out of "offensive jokes" module

[abenson]

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Closed issue by Sigma-One on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/36417

Description:
`fortune-mod` by default includes the so-called "offensive jokes" module, installed in `/usr/share/fortunes/off`. This includes quite literal databases of racist, misogynist, homophobic, and more quotes, which probably are not a good idea to include in this day and age and I would suggest patching them out for both PR and ethical reasons.

Potential solutions are either to remove the entire "offensive jokes" module, or modify it to remove the worst offenders as it does also include regular dark humour which is not intended to discriminate against a specific already discriminated against group (albeit is, obviously, dark humour, and could possibly be worth splitting into a separate optional package?).

Other distributions such as Debian include this module in it's own package, however I do not think this would be necessary, as those who for whatever reason desire to have these highly discriminatory "jokes" can trivially write a template and build a module package for their own use.