www/gnu gnu-linux-faq.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       06/07/24 17:15:40

Modified files:
        gnu            : gnu-linux-faq.html 

Log message:
        (reserve): Clarify some words, and delete references to obsolete
        distro names.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.53&r2=1.54

Patches:
Index: gnu-linux-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.53
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -b -r1.53 -r1.54
--- gnu-linux-faq.html  21 Jun 2006 11:35:08 -0000      1.53
+++ gnu-linux-faq.html  24 Jul 2006 17:15:22 -0000      1.54
@@ -710,8 +710,8 @@
 <p>
 The question is how to try to change this.</p>
 <p>
-Given that most of the community which uses this version of GNU
-already does not realize it is such, disowning these adulterated
+Given that most of the community which uses GNU with Linux already
+does not realize that's what it is, for us to disown these adulterated
 versions, saying they are not really GNU, would not teach the users to
 value freedom more.  They would not get the intended message.  They
 would only respond they never thought these systems were GNU in the
@@ -721,8 +721,10 @@
 exactly the opposite: to inform them that all these system
 versions <em>are</em> versions of GNU, that they all are based on a
 system that exists specifically for the sake of the users' freedom.
-With this understanding, they can start to recognize Lindows and
-so-called "United Linux" as perverted, adulterated versions of GNU.</p>
+With this understanding, they can start to recognize the distributions
+that include non-free software as perverted, adulterated versions of
+GNU, instead of thinking they are proper and appropriate "versions of
+Linux".</p>
 <p>
 It is very useful to start GNU/Linux User Groups, which call the
 system GNU/Linux and adopt the ideals of the GNU Project as a basis
@@ -1262,7 +1264,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/06/21 11:35:08 $ $Author: rms $
+$Date: 2006/07/24 17:15:22 $ $Author: rms $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>