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From: |
Karl Berry |
Subject: |
www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html |
Date: |
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:13:50 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 07/03/31 23:13:50
Modified files:
philosophy : words-to-avoid.html
Log message:
new item PC from rms; restore list of terms at beginning.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.69&r2=1.70
Patches:
Index: words-to-avoid.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html,v
retrieving revision 1.69
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -b -r1.69 -r1.70
--- words-to-avoid.html 30 Mar 2007 17:02:53 -0000 1.69
+++ words-to-avoid.html 31 Mar 2007 23:13:36 -0000 1.70
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<title>Confusing Words and Phrases that are Worth Avoiding - GNU Project -
Free Software Foundation (FSF)</title>
+<title>Confusing Words and Phrases that are Worth Avoiding - GNU Project
+- Free Software Foundation (FSF)</title>
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
@@ -16,6 +17,62 @@
Also note <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories
of Free Software</a>.</div>
+<p>
+ <a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a>
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#BSD-style"
+ name="TOCBSD-style">BSD-style</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Closed"
+ name="TOCClosed">Closed</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Commercial"
+ name="TOCCommercial">Commercial</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Consumer"
+ name="TOCConsumer">Consumer</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Content"
+ name="TOCContent">Content</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Creator"
+ name="TOCCreator">Creator</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#DigitalRightsManagement"
+ name="TOCDigitalRightsManagement">Digital Rights Management</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Ecosystem"
+ name="TOCEcosystem">Ecosystem</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#ForFree"
+ name="TOCForFree">For free</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#FreelyAvailable"
+ name="TOCFreelyAvailable">Freely available</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Freeware"
+ name="TOCFreeware">Freeware</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#GiveAwaySoftware"
+ name="TOCGiveAwaySoftware">Give away software</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty"
+ name="TOCIntellectualProperty">Intellectual property</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#LAMP"
+ name="TOCLAMP">LAMP system</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Market"
+ name="TOCMarket">Market</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#MP3Player"
+ name="TOCMarket">MP3 player</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Open"
+ name="TOCOpen">Open</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#PC"
+ name="TOCPC">PC</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Piracy"
+ name="TOCPiracy">Piracy</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Protection"
+ name="TOCProtection">Protection</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#RAND"
+ name="TOCRAND">RAND</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#SellSoftware"
+ name="TOCSellSoftware">Sell software</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#SoftwareIndustry"
+ name="TOCSoftwareIndustry">Software Industry</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Theft"
+ name="TOCTheft">Theft</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#TrustedComputing"
+ name="TOCTrustedComputing">Trusted Computing</a>"
+| "<a href="words-to-avoid.html#Vendor"
+ name="TOCVendor">Vendor</a>"
+</p>
+
<h4 id="BSD-style">"BSD-style"</h4>
<p>
The expression "BSD-style license" leads to confusion because it
@@ -277,6 +334,7 @@
patent holders continue to attack our community. We suggest the terms
"digital audio player", or simply "audio player" if context permits.</p>
+
<h4 id="Open">"Open"</h4>
<p>
Please avoid using the word "open" as a substitute for "free
@@ -288,6 +346,14 @@
we are their supporters.</p>
+<h4 id="PC">"PC"</h4>
+<p>
+It's ok to use the abbreviation "PC" to refer to a certain kind
+of computer hardware, but please don't use it with the implication
+that the computer is running Microsoft Windows. If you install
+GNU/Linux on the same computer, it is still a PC.</p>
+
+
<h4 id="Piracy">"Piracy"</h4>
<p>
Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as "piracy." In this
@@ -447,8 +513,9 @@
</p>
<p>
-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free
Software
-Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free
+Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110, USA
<br />
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is
@@ -458,7 +525,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
- $Date: 2007/03/30 17:02:53 $
+ $Date: 2007/03/31 23:13:36 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Karl Berry, 2007/03/25
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Richard M. Stallman, 2007/03/29
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Joakim Olsson, 2007/03/29
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Joakim Olsson, 2007/03/29
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Matt Lee, 2007/03/29
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Joakim Olsson, 2007/03/30
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Joakim Olsson, 2007/03/30
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Joakim Olsson, 2007/03/30
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html,
Karl Berry <=
- www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html, Karl Berry, 2007/03/31