* MJ Ray:
> On 2004-10-22 18:24:02 +0100 martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> please refer to #277794. One single line needs to be erased from the
>> package because otherwise, the package is unconstitutional in
>> Germany (and Austria). [...]
>
> For other -legal contributors, this involves a comedy text filter
> ("kraut" I think) which emits "Sieg Heil" in certain conditions.
>
> Does s86 of StBG actually apply to software?
Yes, it does. The German release of Indiana Jones III (from
LucasArts) was edited as a result.
> Why isn't comedy exempt under paragraphs 4 or indeed basic human
> rights?
Comedy is indeed exempt. Of course, German TV stations broadcast
Monty Python and Fawlty Towers unedited.
It's another question whether it's a good idea to distribute such
potentially offensive software.
By the way, I would be much more concerned by chastity-list (which is
also horribly out of date).
