I just wanted to let everyone know that the xscreensaver module "GLSnake" has two object displays that some folks might feel is inappropriate or objectionable.
Much to my surprise, I stumbled across it drawing an "erect penis" when I returned from lunch today. So I did some investigating:
$ strings /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/glsnake | grep penis erect penis flaccid penis
$ rpm -q xscreensaver xscreensaver-4.14-2
Some folks who are planning on (or have) installed Fedora Core at home or in conservative office settings might want to check and make sure glsnake isn't enabled by default.
If I end up deploying Fedora Core 1 to any desktops at my clients I will clearly have to sanitize or remove this module in some fashion.
I hope that the heads-up helps someone...
Sean
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 01:45:35PM -0500, Sean Millichamp wrote:
I just wanted to let everyone know that the xscreensaver module "GLSnake" has two object displays that some folks might feel is inappropriate or objectionable.
Much to my surprise, I stumbled across it drawing an "erect penis" when I returned from lunch today. So I did some investigating:
$ strings /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/glsnake | grep penis erect penis flaccid penis
$ rpm -q xscreensaver xscreensaver-4.14-2
Oh, and there are several more. Browsing the xscreensaver-4.14 source reveals a third "Penis" (with a capital P), a "vagina", "k's turd", and one called "arse gegl" (anybody seen this one?).
While actually patching the source to remove these models would be Very Wrong[TM], might it not be a bad idea to remove this one from the list of hacks enabled by default?
-- Matt [who wonders how many spam filters he's triggering right now]
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 04:19:05PM -0500, Matthew Zimmerman wrote:
[who wonders how many spam filters he's triggering right now]
Apparently quite a few, based on the autoresponses I'm getting...
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 21:19, Matthew Zimmerman wrote:
one called "arse gegl" (anybody seen this one?).
Just saw it (wasted 5 minutes of my time, but...): didn't make any sense. Saw it right after "cool gegl" that also baffled. Also saw "Miss Piggy", "voltron's eyes", and "kissy box".
Probably "-no-titles" would be the simplest solution, FWIW. That way one wouldn't see any potentially objectionable words.
Now to google for what a "gegl" is...