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Makes sense. When reading the article I thought it implied that the joke was offensive. Apparently, it was Stallman's insistence on preserving the joke that was
by bjourne 7y ago
Makes sense. When reading the article I thought it implied that the joke was offensive. Apparently, it was Stallman's insistence on preserving the joke that was the problem, not the joke itself.
- pseudalopex 7y agoSome maintainers thought it could bring up painful memories or seem like it was mocking the reader's beliefs. That came up after Stallman insisted on putting it back in, though. The original consensus was just that it was badly written and out of place.