www/philosophy amazon.html

[Yavor Doganov]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   07/03/26 18:49:22

Modified files:
        philosophy     : amazon.html 

Log message:
        Few &mdash;-es.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/amazon.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.19&r2=1.20

Patches:
Index: amazon.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/amazon.html,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- amazon.html 25 Mar 2007 16:48:15 -0000      1.19
+++ amazon.html 26 Mar 2007 18:49:18 -0000      1.20
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 Today Amazon is suing one large company.  If this were just a dispute
 between two companies, it would not be an important public issue.  But
 the patent gives Amazon the power over anyone who runs a web site in
-the US (and any other countries that give them similar patents)--power
+the US (and any other countries that give them similar patents)&mdash;power
 to control all use of this technique.  Although only one company is
 being sued today, the issue affects the whole Internet.</p>
 <p>
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
 Office is to blame for having very low standards, and US courts are to
 blame for endorsing them.  And US patent law is to blame for
 authorizing patents on information-manipulating techniques and
-patterns of communication--a policy that is harmful in general.  (See
+patterns of communication&mdash;a policy that is harmful in general.  (See
 <a href="http://lpf.ai.mit.edu";>http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/</a> for more
 information about the broader issue of
 <a href="http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Patents/patents.html";>software patents</a>.)</p>
 
 <p>
-Foolish government policies gave Amazon the opportunity--but an
+Foolish government policies gave Amazon the opportunity&mdash;but an
 opportunity is not an excuse.  Amazon made the choice to obtain this
 patent, and the choice to use it in court for aggression.  The
 ultimate moral responsibility for Amazon's actions lies with Amazon's
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 <p>
 When Amazon sends out cleverly misleading statements like the one
 quoted above, it demonstrates something important: they do care what
-the public thinks of their actions.  They must care--they are a
+the public thinks of their actions.  They must care&mdash;they are a
 retailer.  Public disgust can affect their profits.</p>
 <p>
 People have pointed out that the problem of software patents is much
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 someone will realize there can be a price to pay.  They may have
 second thoughts.</p>
 <p>
-The boycott can also indirectly help change patent law--by calling
+The boycott can also indirectly help change patent law&mdash;by calling
 attention to the issue and spreading demand for change.  And it is so
 easy to participate that there is no need to be deterred on that
 account.  If you agree about the issue, why <em>not</em> boycott
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/03/25 16:48:15 $
+$Date: 2007/03/26 18:49:18 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>