Description of problem: Rubicks snake with caption penis occures at random in glsnake. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: run glsnake Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: possible solutions, changing name of particular model to something other than penis... turning captions off by default on glsnake modules. removing penis model. removing glsnake module. ignoring bug. Possibly assuming the captions stay, grooming the remaining list of models for possibly offensive titles might be a good idea.
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-August/msg00848.html Here is the thread from the fedora-list, if you'd like to see the communities thoughts.
I'd like to point out here that there are 4 models of questionable appropriateness: "erect penis" "flaccid penis" "Penis" "vagina" There is another model named "k's turd"; make of that what you will. The shapes themselves seem to rarely represent the description attributed to them, so the best solution is probably just to change these descriptions (or turn them off altogether).
I really don't see any need for censorship. I do however dislike having sexually based stuff appearing on the screen unsolicited. I think that removing glsnake from the xscreensavers package would not really be missed by the majority users. Now, for screensavers that crash X. I think that they should be considered to be removed or disabled by default. Overall, I think that the screensaver should be included, but unchecked to prevent surprises. A warning that a penis, vagina or turd could be displayed on your screen might be good to add to the screensaver description.
This should be fixed in rawhide soon. They have been given the names "shuffle board", "anchor", "shuttle", "engagement ring", and "caterpillar".
(Sorry, other comments jumped in ahead of mine) If this is a US employment law issue, just pull all the screensavers and other imagery from the distro except something that blanks the screen. Let end users go get the racy stuff (like pictures of naked ankles and unveiled women's faces, oh my!) on their own. Any content has the potential to offend someone, so if you remove any of it, take it all out, and put the editorial process in the hands of the end users.