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From: |
Karl Berry |
Subject: |
www/philosophy x.html |
Date: |
Thu, 31 May 2007 12:56:15 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 07/05/31 12:56:15
Modified files:
philosophy : x.html
Log message:
X Window System, not X Window's (ticket 336146).
[lr]dquo while we're at it.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/x.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
Patches:
Index: x.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/x.html,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -b -r1.17 -r1.18
--- x.html 24 Mar 2007 01:54:37 -0000 1.17
+++ x.html 31 May 2007 12:56:10 -0000 1.18
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<title>The X Window's Trap - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
(FSF)</title>
+<title>The X Window System Trap - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
(FSF)</title>
<meta http-equiv="Keywords"
content="GNU, FSF, Free Software Foundation, freedom, Richard Stallman,
rms, free software movement" />
<meta http-equiv="Description"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>The X Window's Trap</h2>
+<h2>The X Window System Trap</h2>
<div id="rms-image"></div>
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
wanted free software developers to donate their work for such use. If
they had asked for this directly, people would have laughed. But the
X Consortium, fronting for them, could present this request as an
-unselfish one. ``Join us in donating our work to proprietary software
-developers,'' they said, suggesting that this is a noble form of
-self-sacrifice. ``Join us in achieving popularity,'' they said,
+unselfish one. “Join us in donating our work to proprietary software
+developers,” they said, suggesting that this is a noble form of
+self-sacrifice. “Join us in achieving popularity,” they said,
suggesting that it was not even a sacrifice.</p>
<p>
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@
<p>
At the same time, it is better if we do not feel too much need for
-popularity. When a businessman tempts you with ``more popularity,'' he
+popularity. When a businessman tempts you with “more popularity,”
he
may try to convince you that his use of your program is crucial to its
success. Don't believe it! If your program is good, it will find
many users anyway; you don't need to feel desperate for any particular
users, and you will be stronger if you do not. You can get an
-indescribable sense of joy and freedom by responding, ``Take it or
-leave it--that's no skin off my back.'' Often the businessman will
+indescribable sense of joy and freedom by responding, “Take it or
+leave it--that's no skin off my back.” Often the businessman will
turn around and accept the program with copyleft, once you call the
bluff.</p>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
- $Date: 2007/03/24 01:54:37 $ $Author: jocke $
+ $Date: 2007/05/31 12:56:10 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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