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From: |
Yavor Doganov |
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Subject: |
www/philosophy mcvoy.html |
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Date: |
Sat, 05 May 2007 09:56:04 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Yavor Doganov <yavor> 07/05/05 09:56:04
Modified files:
philosophy : mcvoy.html
Log message:
Templated.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/mcvoy.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Patches:
Index: mcvoy.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/mcvoy.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- mcvoy.html 24 May 2006 10:09:03 -0000 1.4
+++ mcvoy.html 5 May 2007 09:55:45 -0000 1.5
@@ -1,39 +1,9 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
- "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd";>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<title>Thank You, Larry McVoy</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<h2>Thank You, Larry McVoy</h2>
-<head>
- <title>Thank You, Larry McVoy</title>
- <meta http-equiv="content-type" content='text/html; charset=utf-8' />
- <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/gnu.css" />
- <link rev="made" href="address@hidden" />
-</head>
-
-<!-- This document is in XML, and xhtml 1.0 -->
-<!-- Please make sure to properly nest your tags -->
-<!-- and ensure that your final document validates -->
-<!-- consistent with W3C xhtml 1.0 and CSS standards -->
-<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
-
-<body>
-
-<p><a href="#translations">Translations</a> of this page</p>
-
-<h3>Thank You, Larry McVoy</h3>
-
-<h5>by Richard M. Stallman</h5>
-
-<!-- When you replace this graphic, make sure you change -->
-<!-- the link to also point to the correct HTML page. -->
-<!-- If you make a new graphic for this page, make sure it -->
-<!-- has a corresponding entry in /graphics/graphics.html. -->
-<p>
- <a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
- alt=" [image of the Head of a GNU] " width="129" height="122" /></a>
-</p>
-
-<hr />
+<p>by <strong>Richard M. Stallman</strong></p>
<p>
For the first time in my life, I want to thank Larry McVoy. He
@@ -70,12 +40,12 @@
</p>
<p>
-The Free Software Movement has said "Think of free speech, not free
-beer" for 15 years. McVoy said the opposite; he invited developers to
-focus on the lack of monetary price, instead of on freedom. A free
-software activist would dismiss this suggestion, but those in our
-community who value technical advantage above freedom and community
-were susceptible to it.
+The Free Software Movement has said “Think of free speech, not
+free beer” for 15 years. McVoy said the opposite; he invited
+developers to focus on the lack of monetary price, instead of on
+freedom. A free software activist would dismiss this suggestion, but
+those in our community who value technical advantage above freedom and
+community were susceptible to it.
</p>
<p>
@@ -100,20 +70,21 @@
Of course, the Linux developers had practical reasons for what they
did. I won't argue with those reasons; they surely know what's
convenient for them. But they did not count, or did not value, how
-this would affect their freedom--or the rest of the community's
+this would affect their freedom—or the rest of the community's
efforts.
</p>
<p>
A free kernel, even a whole free operating system, is not sufficient
to use your computer in freedom; we need free software for everything
-else, too. Free applications, free drivers, free BIOS: some of those
-projects face large obstacles--the need to reverse engineer formats or
-protocols or pressure companies to document them, or to work around or
-face down patent threats, or to compete with a network effect.
-Success will require firmness and determination. A better kernel is
-desirable, to be sure, but not at the expense of weakening the impetus
-to liberate the rest of the software world.
+else, too. Free applications, free drivers, free
+<abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr>: some of those
+projects face large obstacles—the need to reverse engineer
+formats or protocols or pressure companies to document them, or to
+work around or face down patent threats, or to compete with a network
+effect. Success will require firmness and determination. A better
+kernel is desirable, to be sure, but not at the expense of weakening
+the impetus to liberate the rest of the software world.
</p>
<p>
@@ -121,9 +92,9 @@
distraction. For instance, he promised to release it as free software
if the company went out of business. Alas, that does no good as long
as the company remains in business. Linux developers responded by
-saying, "We'll switch to a free program when you develop a better
-one." This was an indirect way of saying, "We made the mess, but we
-won't clean it up."
+saying, “We'll switch to a free program when you develop a
+better one.” This was an indirect way of saying, “We made
+the mess, but we won't clean it up.”
</p>
<p>
@@ -151,64 +122,30 @@
get a place in your life.
</p>
-<hr />
-<h4><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></h4>
-<hr />
-
-<!-- All pages on the GNU web server should have the section about -->
-<!-- verbatim copying. Please do NOT remove this without talking -->
-<!-- with the webmasters first. -->
-<!-- Please make sure the copyright date is consistent with the document -->
-<!-- and that it is like this "2001, 2002" not this "2001-2002." -->
-
-<div class="translations">
-<p><a id="translations"></a> <b>Translations of this page</b> :<br />
-
- <!-- Please keep this list alphabetical, and in the original -->
-<!-- language if possible, otherwise default to English -->
-<!-- If you do not have it English, please comment what the -->
-<!-- English is. If you add a new language here, please -->
-<!-- advise web-translators@gnu.org and add it to -->
-<!-- - in /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
-
-<!-- - in /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
-<!-- one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
-<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
-<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
-<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
-<!-- http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm -->
-[
- <a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.html">English</a>
-| <a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.fr.html">Français</a> <!-- French -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.pl.html">Polski</a> <!-- Polish -->
-]
-</p>
</div>
-<div class="copyright">
-<p>
-Return to the <a href="/home.html">GNU Project home page</a>.
-</p>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+<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="/home.html#ContactInfo">other ways to contact</a>
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
the FSF.
<br />
-Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
+Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
</p>
<p>
Please see the
-<a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
translations of this article.
</p>
<p>
-Copyright (C) 2005 Richard M. Stallman
+Copyright © 2005 Richard M. Stallman
<br />
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted worldwide without royalty in any medium provided
@@ -218,10 +155,37 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/05/24 10:09:03 $ $Author: wkotwica $
+$Date: 2007/05/05 09:55:45 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
+<div id="translations">
+<h4>Translations of this page</h4>
+
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is German. -->
+<!-- Write the language name in its own language (Deutsch) in the text. -->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!-- - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
+<!-- - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
+<!-- - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
+<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
+<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right, cf. -->
+<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities. -->
+
+<ul class="translations-list">
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.html">English</a> [en]</li>
+<!-- French -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.fr.html">Français</a> [fr]</li>
+<!-- Polish -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.pl.html">Polski</a> [pl]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
</body>
</html>
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