I've discovered that currently, as of Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu distributes a package called "fortunes-off" that is full of homophobia, Hitler quotes, virulent misogyny, racism, and more, for the "fortunes" program
All the text in it is ROT13'd so it doesn't show up on searches. Text pulled from the .deb available live on Universe: https://packages.ubuntu.com/kinetic/fortunes-off
@atomicthumbs let it be noted that easily 95% of the packages Ubuntu distributes are taken, unreviewed, from Debian, who is considered a trusted upstream. Most of the time, this is a sane default.
Most of the time.
Now that I am aware, I have taken action to remove the content from Ubuntu releases going forward:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fortune-mod/+bug/1996682
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fortune-mod/1:1.99.1-7.1ubuntu1
I haven't decided whether to have the battle in Debian about removal. There are more pro-fascists in Debian than there ought to be.
"I've discovered that currently, as of Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu distributes a package called "fortunes-off" that is full of homophobia, Hitler quotes, virulent misogyny, racism, and more, for the "fortunes" program" https://mastodon.social/@.../109349931159589086 This kind of content is not consistent with Ubuntu values and should not be distributed as part of Ubuntu, regardless of whether it is hidden by a content warning and made opt-in. Like many packages in the Ubuntu archive, this package...
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