Why is this tagged funny? I agree completely. Linux is not a monolithic structure like Windows where criticism of the OS is directed at a single version. The Linux OS doesn't really extend much past the kernel, and often the user does not interact directly with that. The criticism people would be giving would be directed at hundreds of other software packages built around this, and would be different depending on what distro the used.
Most comics and graphic novel enthusiasts have known for years that not all comics are for kids. Some are, and those are fine to be made into the PG movies you desperately want to take your kids to. Some are most certainly not, and Watchmen is one of those comics. There was no way to do the series credit with a rating of less than "R" because the series deals with some dirty, not-at-all family-friendly subjects. Any informed source could have told you this before you showed up, and you would have known what to expect. This is another example of using a 3rd party to fill in for parental responsibilities. Take the effort to know what you are going to see before you go, and explain to your kid why you can't go if you can't go. If I see a PG adaptation of "The Sandman" before I die, you will see a grown man weep.
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Why is this tagged funny? I agree completely. Linux is not a monolithic structure like Windows where criticism of the OS is directed at a single version. The Linux OS doesn't really extend much past the kernel, and often the user does not interact directly with that. The criticism people would be giving would be directed at hundreds of other software packages built around this, and would be different depending on what distro the used.
Most comics and graphic novel enthusiasts have known for years that not all comics are for kids. Some are, and those are fine to be made into the PG movies you desperately want to take your kids to. Some are most certainly not, and Watchmen is one of those comics. There was no way to do the series credit with a rating of less than "R" because the series deals with some dirty, not-at-all family-friendly subjects. Any informed source could have told you this before you showed up, and you would have known what to expect. This is another example of using a 3rd party to fill in for parental responsibilities. Take the effort to know what you are going to see before you go, and explain to your kid why you can't go if you can't go. If I see a PG adaptation of "The Sandman" before I die, you will see a grown man weep.