www/links links.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       08/01/21 09:14:24

Modified files:
        links          : links.html 

Log message:
        Rewrite criteria for mentioning a system.
        Delete links to AROS and ReactOS.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/links/links.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.139&r2=1.140

Patches:
Index: links.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/links/links.html,v
retrieving revision 1.139
retrieving revision 1.140
diff -u -b -r1.139 -r1.140
--- links.html  18 Jan 2008 06:17:10 -0000      1.139
+++ links.html  21 Jan 2008 09:14:19 -0000      1.140
@@ -33,20 +33,21 @@
 
 <h3 id="FreeGNULinuxDistributions">Free GNU/Linux distributions</h3>
 
-<p>These are all <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a>
-distributions we know of which consist entirely of free software, and
-whose main distribution sites distribute only free software.  <span
-class="highlight">If a distribution does not appear in this list,
-there's a small chance that it qualifies and we do not know it; however,
-almost certainly it contains or distributes non-free software.</span>
-Unfortunately, the most well-known distributions do this.  However, some
-distributions are making efforts toward a completely free system and we
-thank them for their on-going work to achieve that goal.</p>
+<p>
+These are the <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a>
+distributions we know of which only include and only propose free
+software.  They reject non-free applications, non-free programming
+platforms, non-free drivers, or non-free firmware ``blobs''.  If
+by mistake they do include any, they remove it.</p>
 
 <p>
-We would especially like to know of other GNU/Linux distributions
-that have a policy not to include, or recommend, non-free software.
-Please contact us about such distros at &lt;address@hidden&gt;.
+If you know of a distribution that may qualify but isn't listed here,
+please ask the distribution's maintainers if they want to follow these
+free software principles.  If they do, and they would like their
+distribution to be listed here, they should write to
+&lt;address@hidden&gt;.  Some distributions are making efforts to move
+toward a completely free system.  We thank them for their on-going
+work to achieve that goal, and hope to list them here some day.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -97,13 +98,9 @@
 </p>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href="http://www.aros.org/";>AROS Research Operating System</a>, a
-    free system compatible with AmigaOS&nbsp;3.1</li>
 <li><a href="http://www.gnu-darwin.org";>GNU Darwin</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://www.jnode.org/";>JNode</a>, a free operating system
     written in Java</li>
-<li><a href="http://www.reactos.com";>ReactOS</a>, a free replacement for
-    Windows NT (not yet finished)</li>
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -401,7 +398,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/01/18 06:17:10 $
+$Date: 2008/01/21 09:14:19 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>