Subject: Re: netbsd flag -- similarity to hindu religious symbol?
To: None <netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org>
From: Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 02/27/2007 05:47:55
On 27/02/07, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@netbsd.org> wrote:
> On Monday, 26 February 2007 at 17:47:46 -0800, Kevin Lahey wrote:
> > A new grad student at work noticed the NetBSD flag on a sticker, and
> > pointed out its similarity to the Hindu saffron flag (see the last
> > paragraph):
> >
> >       http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa121400a.htm
> >
> > Wild!
>
> Obviously an auspicious sign :-)
>
>

Oh dear. I thought (one of) the points of using the flag was to avoid
religious symbolism?

Just goes to show how difficult it is to keep up the farce that is
political correctness.

Jeff


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