www/philosophy university.html

[Yavor Doganov]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   08/07/24 13:06:38

Modified files:
        philosophy     : university.html 

Log message:
        Use entities for quotes and dashes.  Add link to the Hebrew
        translation.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/university.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.28&r2=1.29

Patches:
Index: university.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/university.html,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -b -r1.28 -r1.29
--- university.html     20 Mar 2008 13:56:43 -0000      1.28
+++ university.html     24 Jul 2008 13:06:19 -0000      1.29
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 <p>
 In the Free Software Movement, we believe computer users should have
 the freedom to change and redistribute the software that they use.
-The ``free'' in free software refers to freedom: it means users have
-the freedom to run, modify and redistribute the software.  Free
-software contributes to human knowledge, while non-free software does
-not.  Universities should therefore encourage free software for the
-sake of advancing human knowledge, just as they should encourage
+The &ldquo;free&rdquo; in free software refers to freedom: it means
+users have the freedom to run, modify and redistribute the software.
+Free software contributes to human knowledge, while non-free software
+does not.  Universities should therefore encourage free software for
+the sake of advancing human knowledge, just as they should encourage
 scientists and other scholars to publish their work.</p>
 
 <p>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 years.</p>
 
 <p>
-When I started developing the <a href="/gnu/the-gnu-project.html">GNU
+When I started developing the <a href="/gnu/thegnuproject.html">GNU
 operating system</a> in 1984, my first step was to quit my job at MIT.
 I did this specifically so that the MIT licensing office would be
 unable to interfere with releasing GNU as free software.  I had
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
 see software only as something to sell.  One good method, applicable
 even for specifically funded projects, is to base your work on an
 existing program that was released under the GNU GPL.  Then you can
-tell the administrators, ``We're not allowed to release the modified
-version except under the GNU GPL -- any other way would be copyright
-infringement.''  After the dollar signs fade from their eyes, they
-will usually consent to releasing it as free software.</p>
+tell the administrators, &ldquo;We're not allowed to release the
+modified version except under the GNU GPL &mdash; any other way would
+be copyright infringement.&rdquo; After the dollar signs fade from
+their eyes, they will usually consent to releasing it as free
+software.</p>
 
 <p>
 You can also ask your funding sponsor for help.  When a group at NYU
@@ -56,10 +57,10 @@
 along.</p>
 
 <p>
-Whatever you do, raise the issue early -- certainly before the program
-is half finished.  At this point, the university still needs you, so
-you can play hardball: tell the administration you will finish the
-program, make it usable, if they have agreed in writing to make it
+Whatever you do, raise the issue early &mdash; certainly before the
+program is half finished.  At this point, the university still needs
+you, so you can play hardball: tell the administration you will finish
+the program, make it usable, if they have agreed in writing to make it
 free software (and agreed to your choice of free software license).
 Otherwise you will work on it only enough to write a paper about it,
 and never make a version good enough to release.  When the
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@
 <p>
 Whatever approach you use, it helps to have determination and adopt an
 ethical perspective, as we do in the Free Software Movement.  To treat
-the public ethically, the software should be free -- as in freedom --
-for the whole public.</p>
+the public ethically, the software should be free &mdash; as in
+freedom &mdash; for the whole public.</p>
 
 <p>
 Many developers of free software profess narrowly practical reasons
@@ -94,17 +95,17 @@
 or tempt you to make the program non-free.</p>
 
 <p>
-For instance, they may argue that ``We could make it even more
-powerful and reliable with all the money we can get.''  This claim may
-or may not come true in the end, but it is hard to disprove in
-advance.  They may suggest a license to offer copies ``free of charge,
-for academic use only,'' which would tell the general public they
-don't deserve freedom, and argue that this will obtain the cooperation
-of academia, which is all (they say) you need.</p>
+For instance, they may argue that &ldquo;We could make it even more
+powerful and reliable with all the money we can get.&rdquo; This claim
+may or may not come true in the end, but it is hard to disprove in
+advance.  They may suggest a license to offer copies &ldquo;free of
+charge, for academic use only,&rdquo; which would tell the general
+public they don't deserve freedom, and argue that this will obtain the
+cooperation of academia, which is all (they say) you need.</p>
 
 <p>
-If you start from ``pragmatic'' values, it is hard to give a good
-reason for rejecting these dead-end proposals, but you can do it
+If you start from &ldquo;pragmatic&rdquo; values, it is hard to give a
+good reason for rejecting these dead-end proposals, but you can do it
 easily if you base your stand on ethical and political values.  What
 good is it to make a program powerful and reliable at the expense of
 users' freedom?  Shouldn't freedom apply outside academia as well as
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/03/20 13:56:43 $
+$Date: 2008/07/24 13:06:19 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
 <!-- and that it is like this "2001, 2002" not this "2001-2002." -->
 
 <div id="translations">
-<h3>Translations of this page</h3>
+<h4>Translations of this page</h4>
 
 <!-- Please keep this list alphabetical, and in the original -->
 <!-- language if possible, otherwise default to English -->
@@ -182,28 +183,22 @@
 <ul class="translations-list">
 <!-- Catalan -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.ca.html">Catal&#x00e0;</a>&nbsp;[ca]</li>
-
 <!-- Czech -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.cs.html">&#x010c;esky</a>&nbsp;[cs]</li>
-
 <!-- English -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.html">English</a>&nbsp;[en]</li>
-
 <!-- Spanish -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.es.html">Espa&#x00f1;ol</a>&nbsp;[es]</li>
-
 <!-- French -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.fr.html">Fran&#x00e7;ais</a>&nbsp;[fr]</li>
-
+<!-- Hebrew -->
+<li><a 
href="/philosophy/university.he.html">&#x05e2;&#x05d1;&#x05e8;&#x05d9;&#x05ea;</a>&nbsp;[he]</li>
 <!-- Italian -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.it.html">Italiano</a>&nbsp;[it]</li>
-
 <!-- Dutch -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.nl.html">Nederlands</a>&nbsp;[nl]</li>
-
 <!-- Polish -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.pl.html">Polski</a>&nbsp;[pl]</li>
-
 <!-- Brazilian Portuguese -->
 <li><a href="/philosophy/university.pt-br.html">portugu&#x0ea;s do 
Brasil</a>&nbsp;[pt-br]</li>
 </ul>