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Re: Remove Pornographic Apps from the "Apps available for download"

 

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On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Josh Strawbridge <
holyknightjoshua@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> you didn't cause this mess and your original post was reasonable.    i was
> also going to post asking if we were currently still going to have the apps
> available for download bit in the dash and if so suggest it be removed as
> the space could be better used and it would also have solved the issue you
> had.
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Colton Allen <webpope@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I'd just like to apologize for the mess I've caused.  When I started the
>> thread I had no intention of creating such controversy.  I'm sorry for the
>> ruckus I've caused and hope we can all treat the problem with the
>> seriousness it deserves.
>>
>> Jo is correct.  "Offensive" is a relative term.  A bible may be the
>> holiest book on earth to one and the most offensive bile to another.  Such
>> is the human condition and we should account for it appropriately.
>>
>> *There are two solutions I see:* remove the "Apps available for
>> download" portion of the apps lens (its pretty useless anyway) or restrict
>> the "apps available for download" to Ubuntu provided software until enough
>> information is gathered for an algorithm to know that the user would like
>> pornographic, religious, or other *sensitive*information to be displayed.
>>
>> I hope these solutions are reasonable and appropriate and can be agreed
>> upon with relative ease.  Again I apologize and I sincerely hope that we
>> can all continue our professional relationships in a friendly and peaceable
>> manner.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Colton
>>
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