[Dahut-pm] Fwd: Weekend entertainment
Jörg Walter
jwalt at cpan.org
Tue Nov 17 05:39:24 PST 2009
On Tuesday 17 November 2009, Robin Berjon wrote:
> DAHUT!
>
> I think you guys should read this, if you haven't already :)
I did, since it was directed at me.
This was my response, note the exact wording of my apology:
> Dear Sir,
>
> I am very sorry to hear that a work of mine offends you.
>
> Nevertheless, you may be aware that the whole Acme:: Namespace on CPAN
> is used for jokes, and Acme::Lingua::NIGERIAN is no exception: It is
> satire which humorously mirrors real world. In fact, right alongside
> your email, I received three spam letters of exactly the "fake Nigerian
> President" kind.
>
> Let me say clearly: The module does not attack Nigeria as a nation, or
> it's people. It makes fun of those who send spam emails, claiming they
> are some important person from some foreign country. Keep in mind that
> CPAN is targeted at programmers. Programmers are intelligent people,
> they would never think that any Nigerian actually is like that.
>
> I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding, and I hope that my
> explanation showed you the true intention of the module. I salute
> Nigeria, and I believe in equal rights for everyone and every nation.
>
> --
> Yours sincerely
> J. Walter
Which got the following response:
> Dear Jörg ,
>
> I have personally accepted your apology.
>
> Thanks and best regards.
> Inuwa.
--
CU
Jörg
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