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From: |
Yavor Doganov |
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Subject: |
www/philosophy free-doc.html |
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Date: |
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:32:30 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Yavor Doganov <yavor> 07/04/10 21:32:30
Modified files:
philosophy : free-doc.html
Log message:
* Use mdashes.
* Kill the obsolete link to philosophy.html.
* Standartized the translations list.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-doc.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
Patches:
Index: free-doc.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-doc.html,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -b -r1.20 -r1.21
--- free-doc.html 24 Mar 2007 19:36:04 -0000 1.20
+++ free-doc.html 10 Apr 2007 21:32:13 -0000 1.21
@@ -6,18 +6,15 @@
<h2>Free Software and Free Manuals</h2>
-<hr />
<ul>
- <li><a href="/copyleft/fdl.html">The GNU Free Documentation
License</a></li>
+<li><a href="/copyleft/fdl.html">The GNU Free Documentation License</a></li>
</ul>
-<hr />
<p>
-
The biggest deficiency in free operating systems is not in the
-software--it is the lack of good free manuals that we can include in
-these systems. Many of our most important programs do not come with
-full manuals. Documentation is an essential part of any software
+software—it is the lack of good free manuals that we can include
+in these systems. Many of our most important programs do not come
+with full manuals. Documentation is an essential part of any software
package; when an important free software package does not come with a
free manual, that is a major gap. We have many such gaps today.</p>
@@ -25,13 +22,14 @@
Once upon a time, many years ago, I thought I would learn Perl. I got
a copy of a free manual, but I found it hard to read. When I asked
Perl users about alternatives, they told me that there were better
-introductory manuals--but those were not free.</p>
+introductory manuals—but those were not free.</p>
<p>
Why was this? The authors of the good manuals had written them for
-O'Reilly Associates, which published them with restrictive terms--no
-copying, no modification, source files not available--which exclude
-them from the free software community.</p>
+O'Reilly Associates, which published them with restrictive
+terms—no copying, no modification, source files not
+available—which exclude them from the free software
+community.</p>
<p>
That wasn't the first time this sort of thing has happened, and (to
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@
manual publishers have enticed a great many authors to restrict their
manuals since then. Many times I have heard a GNU user eagerly tell
me about a manual that he is writing, with which he expects to help
-the GNU project--and then had my hopes dashed, as he proceeded to
+the GNU project—and then had my hopes dashed, as he proceeded to
explain that he had signed a contract with a publisher that would
restrict it so that we cannot use it.</p>
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@
<p>
Free documentation, like free software, is a matter of freedom, not
price. The problem with these manuals was not that O'Reilly
-Associates charged a price for printed copies--that in itself is fine.
-(The Free Software Foundation
+Associates charged a price for printed copies—that in itself is
+fine. (The Free Software Foundation
<a href="/doc/doc.html#DescriptionsOfGNUDocumentation">sells printed
copies</a> of free <a href="/doc/doc.html">GNU manuals</a>, too.) But
GNU manuals are available in source code form, while these manuals are
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@
But there is a particular reason why the freedom to modify is crucial
for documentation for free software. When people exercise their right
to modify the software, and add or change its features, if they are
-conscientious they will change the manual too--so they can provide
+conscientious they will change the manual too—so they can provide
accurate and usable documentation with the modified program. A manual
which forbids programmers to be conscientious and finish the job, or
more precisely requires them to write a new manual from scratch if
@@ -109,9 +107,9 @@
<p>
Unfortunately, it is often hard to find someone to write another
manual when a proprietary manual exists. The obstacle is that many
-users think that a proprietary manual is good enough--so they don't
-see the need to write a free manual. They do not see that the free
-operating system has a gap that needs filling.</p>
+users think that a proprietary manual is good enough—so they
+don't see the need to write a free manual. They do not see that the
+free operating system has a gap that needs filling.</p>
<p>
Why do users think that proprietary manuals are good enough? Some
@@ -142,10 +140,6 @@
[Note: We now maintain a <a href="/doc/other-free-books.html">web page
that lists free books available from other publishers</a>].</p>
-
-<hr />
-<h4><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></h4>
-
</div>
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -153,26 +147,27 @@
<div id="footer">
<p>
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
-There are also <a href="http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html";>other ways to
contact</a>
-the FSF.
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>. There are
+also <a href="http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html";>other ways to
+contact</a> the FSF.
<br />
-Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
+Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions)
+to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
</p>
<p>
-Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007 <br />
-Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
02110-1301, USA
-<br />
-Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
+Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
+2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+</p>
+<address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA</address>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.
</p>
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/03/24 19:36:04 $ $Author: jocke $
+$Date: 2007/04/10 21:32:13 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
@@ -199,22 +194,38 @@
<!-- http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm -->
<ul class="translations-list">
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.ca.html">Català</a></li> <!--
Catalan -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.cs.html">Česky</a></li> <!--
Czech -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.de.html">Deutsch</a></li>
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">English</a></li>
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.es.html">Español</a></li> <!--
Spanish -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.fr.html">Français</a></li> <!--
French -->
- <li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.he.html">עברית</a></li>
<!-- Hebrew -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.hr.html">Hrvatski</a></li> <!-- Croatian-->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.id.html">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <!--
Indonesian -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.it.html">Italiano</a></li> <!-- Italian -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.ja.html">日本語</a></li>
<!-- Japanese -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.nl.html">Nederlands</a></li> <!--
Dutch -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.pl.html">Polski</a></li> <!-- Polish -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.pt.html">Português</a></li> <!--
Portuguese -->
- <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.ro.html">Română</a></li>
<!-- Romanian -->
- <li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.ru.html">Русский</a></li>
<!-- Russian -->
+<!-- Catalan -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.ca.html">Català</a> [ca]</li>
+<!-- Czech -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.cs.html">Česky</a> [cs]</li>
+<!-- German -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.de.html">Deutsch</a> [de]</li>
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">English</a> [en]</li>
+<!-- Spanish -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.es.html">Español</a> [es]</li>
+<!-- French -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.fr.html">Français</a> [fr]</li>
+<!-- Hebrew -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.he.html">עברית</a> [he]</li>
+<!-- Croatian-->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.hr.html">Hrvatski</a> [hr]</li>
+<!-- Indonesian -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.id.html">Bahasa Indonesia</a> [id]</li>
+<!-- Italian -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.it.html">Italiano</a> [it]</li>
+<!-- Japanese -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.ja.html">日本語</a> [ja]</li>
+<!-- Dutch -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.nl.html">Nederlands</a> [nl]</li>
+<!-- Polish -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.pl.html">Polski</a> [pl]</li>
+<!-- Portuguese -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.pt.html">Português</a> [pt]</li>
+<!-- Romanian -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.ro.html">Română</a> [ro]</li>
+<!-- Russian -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.ru.html">Русский</a> [ru]</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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