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Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#14622) Policy on banned flags
From: "Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:55:39 -0800
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<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14622 >

Daniel Markstedt wrote:

> Next I'd like to remove Tibetan nation from the main release, since the 
> flag (of the Tibetan government in exile) is forbidden in People's 
> Republic of China (PRC). Instead I'll put it in the 
> contribution/nations catalog on the ftp.

You may not remove the Tibetan flag.  It is sufficient that Tibet is 
marked as a historical nation.

In general I do not believe Freeciv should bow to freedom-of-thought 
restrictions imposed by governments, even if this means it is illegal in 
those nations.

-jason





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