From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: bruce.el Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:02 -0500 Message-ID: References: <7q4pc0bmba.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203795154 28419 80.91.229.12 (23 Feb 2008 19:32:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:32:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 23 20:32:58 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JT07F-0003em-Qt for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:32:58 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JT06k-0002y6-7p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:32:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JT03W-0001PU-05 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:06 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JT03T-0001OO-NH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:04 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JT03T-0001OH-HK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:03 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JT03T-0001gC-Gv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:03 -0500 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JT03S-00058e-TR; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:02 -0500 In-reply-to: <7q4pc0bmba.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (message from Glenn Morris on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:31:21 -0500) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:90138 Archived-At: Err, what's the point of lisp/play/bruce.el? It is spook.el with `spook' replaced by `bruce', and a data file that doesn't exist by default. An exercise in surrealism? I've read the commentary and I still don't get it. The data file is empty because the requisite contents would have been prohibited by the CDA itself. See etc/CENSORSHIP for more explanation. The CDA was 12 years ago, and I believe the Supreme Court did declare that provision unconstitutional. It would be good to add a note to the end of etc/CENSORSHIP with a reference to an EFF page with more information. This issue has mostly good away and been replaced by other worse threats to human rights in the US. So perhaps we should delete bruce.el. If not, a reference to etc/CENSORSHIP would help explain it.