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From: |
Matt Lee |
Subject: |
www home.shtml |
Date: |
Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:04:01 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Matt Lee <mattl> 07/12/01 02:04:01
Modified files:
. : home.shtml
Log message:
removed superfluous heading
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/home.shtml?cvsroot=www&r1=1.166&r2=1.167
Patches:
Index: home.shtml
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/home.shtml,v
retrieving revision 1.166
retrieving revision 1.167
diff -u -b -r1.166 -r1.167
--- home.shtml 1 Dec 2007 02:00:37 -0000 1.166
+++ home.shtml 1 Dec 2007 02:03:56 -0000 1.167
@@ -19,17 +19,14 @@
<!-- END FSFlinks -->
<!-- BEGIN content -->
-<h2>The <acronym title="GNU's not Unix!">GNU</acronym> Operating System - <a
href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Free as in Freedom</a></h2>
-<!-- a space for announcements - mattl -->
+<h2>What is GNU?</h2>
-<h3>What is the <acronym>GNU</acronym> project?</h3>
-
-<p>The <acronym>GNU</acronym> Project was launched in 1984 to develop a
complete Unix-like operating system which is <a
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>:
-the <acronym>GNU</acronym> system. Variants of the <acronym>GNU</acronym>
operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used;
though these systems are often referred to as “Linux”, they are
more accurately called <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux systems</a>.
+<p>The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like
operating system which is <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>:
+the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel
called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to
as “Linux”, they are more accurately called <a
href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux systems</a>.
</p>
-<p><acronym>GNU</acronym> is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not
+<p>GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not
Unix”; it is pronounced <em>guh-noo</em>, approximately like
<em>canoe</em>.</p>
@@ -60,7 +57,7 @@
<p>The <a href="http://www.fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>
(<abbr title="Free Software Foundation">FSF</abbr>) is the principal
-organizational sponsor of the <acronym>GNU</acronym> Project.
+organizational sponsor of the GNU Project.
The <abbr>FSF</abbr> receives very little funding from corporations or
grant-making foundations, but relies on support from individuals like
you.
@@ -73,12 +70,12 @@
If you use Free Software in your business, you can also consider
<a href="http://patron.fsf.org/">corporate patronage</a> or
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/order/">a deluxe distribution of
-<acronym>GNU</acronym> software</a> as a way to support
+GNU software</a> as a way to support
the <abbr>FSF</abbr>.
</p>
<p>
-The <acronym>GNU</acronym> project supports the mission of
+The GNU project supports the mission of
the <abbr>FSF</abbr> to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to
use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to
defend the rights of Free Software users. We support the
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@
<li><a href="/help/help.html">How you can help us get there</a></li>
<li><a href="/people/people.html">Who we are</a></li>
<li><a href="/testimonials/testimonials.html">What users think of
- <acronym>GNU</acronym> software</a></li>
+ GNU software</a></li>
</ul>
<!-- END content -->
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@
<p>For other news, as well as for items that used to be in this GNUs Flashes
section, see <a href="/server/whatsnew.html">What's New</a>
-in and about the <acronym>GNU</acronym> Project.
+in and about the GNU Project.
</p>
<!-- END GNUFlashes -->
@@ -217,13 +214,13 @@
generating GNU manuals online, so please don't remove it.
-->
<p><a name="ContactInfo"></a>
- Please inquire about <acronym>GNU</acronym> by Email:
+ Please inquire about GNU by Email:
<a href="mailto:address@hidden">address@hidden</a>,
Voice: +1-617-542-5942, or Fax: +1-617-542-2652.
</p>
<p>Please send broken links and other web page suggestions to <a
-href="/people/webmeisters.html">The <acronym>GNU</acronym>
+href="/people/webmeisters.html">The GNU
Webmasters</a> at <a
href="mailto:address@hidden">address@hidden</a>, thank you.</p>
@@ -239,7 +236,7 @@
<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
- $Date: 2007/12/01 02:00:37 $
+ $Date: 2007/12/01 02:03:56 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>