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Re: Delete abortion joke
* Javiera Serrano Polo:
> --- a/manual/startup.texi 2018-05-06 05:58:31.000000000 +0200
> +++ b/manual/startup.texi 2018-05-06 06:02:43.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1005,6 +1005,14 @@
> intercept this signal; see @ref{Signal Handling}.
> @end deftypefun
>
> +@c Requested by rms. Don't remove.
> +@cartouche
> +@strong{RMS Warning:} Proposed Federal censorship regulations
You should spell out the abbreviation. It is ambiguous in a medical
context.
> +may prohibit us from giving you information about the possibility of
> +calling this function. We would be required to say that this is not an
> +acceptable way of terminating a program.
> +@end cartouche
I still don't think this is appropriate, and I don't think it should
be added back.