[Lazarus] Do we really need a PaintSwastika procedure?

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Juha Manninen wrote:

>>From Bart:
>> Current state is that the Swastika now has very strong
>> associations witj the Nazi regime and all the evil it stood for.
> 
> Then it is time to change that association.
> Maybe it is a cultural thing but here most people understand the big
> picture and don't judge the symbol itself.
> Maybe you and Anthony don't know the history of that symbol? Please study it!
> To me your opinions seem very narrow-minded, sorry to say.

I'm inclined to agree, particularly since the variant that has such 
unpleasant connotations was usually drawn at a 45 deg angle while almost 
all other renditions are square (i.e. all elements are either horizontal 
or vertical).

There's a general principle that numbers can't be copyrighted or 
patented, and that extends to various "illegal numbers" which some trade 
bodies and even a few jurisdictions insist can't be published and 
shouldn't even be read outside certain narrows contexts. I think this 
principle should also extend to simple geometric shapes.

So come on chaps. It's not as though we're talking about something 
completely unambiguous like the Waiblingen triple-headed eagle or even 
the Penrose Chickens :-)

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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