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From: Yavor Doganov
Subject: www/philosophy categories.sr.html po/wsis-2003....
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:26:25 +0000

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   08/07/26 20:26:24

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        philosophy     : categories.sr.html 
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        philosophy/po  : wsis-2003.pot wsis.pot x.pot 

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        Automatic update by GNUnited Nations.

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Index: po/wsis-2003.pot
===================================================================
RCS file: po/wsis-2003.pot
diff -N po/wsis-2003.pot
--- /dev/null   1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ po/wsis-2003.pot    26 Jul 2008 20:26:18 -0000      1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
+# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <address@hidden>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-07-26 16:25-0400\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <address@hidden>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <address@hidden>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: ENCODING"
+
+# type: Content of: <title>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:3
+msgid ""
+"Stallman's Speech at WSIS, 16 July 2003 - GNU Project - Free Software "
+"Foundation (FSF)"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <h2>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:5
+msgid "Speech at WSIS, 16 July 2003"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:8
+msgid ""
+"by <a href=\"http://www.stallman.org/\";><strong>Richard "
+"Stallman</strong></a>"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:12
+msgid ""
+"The benefit of computers is that it's easier to copy and manipulate "
+"information.  Corporations are using two kinds of imposed monopolies to deny "
+"you this benefit."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:17
+msgid ""
+"Software patents restrict how you use your computer.  They restrict "
+"developing software.  A big program combines dozens or hundreds of ideas.  "
+"When each idea can be patented, only IBMs and Microsofts can safely write "
+"software.  Bye bye to any independent local software industry.  Software "
+"patents must be rejected."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:24
+msgid ""
+"Copyrights restrict using and sharing information&mdash;exactly what your "
+"computer is for.  It was fine to trade away the freedom to copy when only "
+"publishers could copy; the public lost nothing.  Today peer-to-peer sharing "
+"must be legal.  WSIS should not teach people that sharing is wrong."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:31
+msgid ""
+"Copyrights block access to scientific publications.  Every university should "
+"be free to make an open-access mirror for any journal, so no one is excluded "
+"from access."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:36
+msgid ""
+"Then there's the economic effect.  When companies have power over you, they "
+"bleed you dry.  Copyrights and software patents increase the digital divide "
+"and concentrate wealth.  We have too much scarcity in the world; let's not "
+"create more.  TRIPS is bad enough, but software patents and the WIPO "
+"copyright treaty go beyond TRIPS, and WSIS should reject them."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:44
+msgid ""
+"Computer users need software that respects their freedom.  We call it "
+"&ldquo;free (libre) software&rdquo;, meaning freedom, not gratis.  You have "
+"the freedom to run it, study it, change it, and redistribute it."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:50
+msgid ""
+"Free software means you control your computing.  With non-free software, the "
+"software owners control it.  They put in spy features, back doors, "
+"restrictions."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:55
+msgid ""
+"With free software, you can make the program do what you want.  "
+"&ldquo;You&rdquo; could mean an individual programmer, a company, or a group "
+"of users with similar needs.  Non-programmers can convince or pay "
+"programmers to make changes for you.  With free software, you're free to "
+"make it handle your language.  Free to adapt it for your disability."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:63
+msgid ""
+"Software owners deliberately make programs incompatible.  With free "
+"software, users can make it follow standards."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:67
+msgid ""
+"You need free software to train master programmers.  Non-free software is a "
+"secret, so nobody can learn from it.  Free software gives talented young "
+"people in Africa the chance to learn how to work on real software.  School "
+"should also teach students the spirit of cooperation.  All schools should "
+"use free software."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:74
+msgid ""
+"Free software is necessary for sustainable development.  If everyone in your "
+"country uses a program that's secret and controlled by a single company, "
+"that's not development, that's electronic colonization."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes.
+# type: Content of: <div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:82
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:88
+msgid ""
+"Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></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 <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:98
+msgid ""
+"Please see the <a "
+"href=\"/server/standards/README.translations.html\">Translations README</a> "
+"for information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:105
+msgid ""
+"Copyright &copy; 2003 Richard M. Stallman <br /> Verbatim copying and "
+"distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium, provided "
+"this notice is preserved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't want credits.
+# type: Content of: <div><div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:114
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S CREDITS*"
+msgstr ""
+
+#.  timestamp start 
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:116
+msgid "Updated:"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><h4>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis-2003.proto:124
+msgid "Translations of this page"
+msgstr ""

Index: po/wsis.pot
===================================================================
RCS file: po/wsis.pot
diff -N po/wsis.pot
--- /dev/null   1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ po/wsis.pot 26 Jul 2008 20:26:18 -0000      1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
+# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <address@hidden>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-07-26 16:25-0400\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <address@hidden>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <address@hidden>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: ENCODING"
+
+# type: Content of: <h2>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:4 ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:8
+msgid "World Summit on the Information Society"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:10
+msgid ""
+"by <a href=\"http://www.stallman.org/\";><strong>Richard "
+"Stallman</strong></a>"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:12
+msgid "<em>(Originally published on Newsforge.)</em>"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <blockquote><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:15
+msgid ""
+"At <abbr title=\"World Summit on the Information Society\">WSIS</abbr>, in a "
+"climate of suppression of dissent, the score is 0-0<br /> <span "
+"style=\"margin-left: 30%\">-- Richard Stallman</span>"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:20
+msgid ""
+"The World Summit on the Information Society is supposed to formulate plans "
+"to end the &ldquo;digital divide&rdquo; and make the internet accessible to "
+"everyone on Earth.  The negotiations were completed in November, so the big "
+"official meeting in Geneva last week was more of a trade show and conference "
+"than a real summit meeting."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:27
+msgid ""
+"The summit procedures were designed so that non-governmental organizations "
+"(mainly those that promote human rights and equality, and work to reduce "
+"poverty) could attend, see the discussions, and comment.  However, the "
+"actual declaration paid little attention to the comments and recommendations "
+"that these organizations made. In effect, civil society was offered the "
+"chance to speak to a dead mike."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:34
+msgid ""
+"The summit's declaration includes little that is bold or new. When it comes "
+"to the question of what people will be free to <em>do</em> with the "
+"internet, it responds to demands made by various governments to impose "
+"restrictions on citizens of cyberspace."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:39
+msgid ""
+"Part of the digital divide comes from artificial obstacles to the sharing of "
+"information.  This includes the licenses of non-free software, and harmfully "
+"restrictive copyright laws.  The Brazilian declaration sought measures to "
+"promote free software, but the US delegation was firmly against it (remember "
+"that the Bush campaign got money from Microsoft).  The outcome was a sort of "
+"draw, with the final declaration presenting free software, open source, and "
+"proprietary software as equally legitimate.  The US also insisted on "
+"praising so-called &ldquo;intellectual property rights&rdquo;.  (That biased "
+"term <a href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty\"> "
+"promotes simplistic over-generalization</a>; for the sake of clear thinking "
+"about the issues of copyright law, and about the very different issues of "
+"patent law, that term should always be avoided.)"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:54
+msgid ""
+"The declaration calls on governments to ensure unhindered access to the "
+"public domain, but says nothing about whether any additional works should "
+"ever enter the public domain."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:58
+msgid ""
+"Human rights were given lip service, but the proposal for a &ldquo;right to "
+"communicate&rdquo; (not merely to access information)  using the internet "
+"was shot down by many of the countries.  The summit has been criticized for "
+"situating its 2005 meeting in Tunisia, which is a prime example of what the "
+"information society must not do.  People have been <a "
+"href=\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2777389.stm\";> imprisoned in "
+"Tunisia for using the internet to criticize the government</a>."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:69
+msgid ""
+"Suppression of criticism has been evident here at the summit too.  A "
+"counter-summit, actually a series of talks and discussions, was planned for "
+"last Tuesday, but it was shut down by the Geneva police who clearly were "
+"searching for an excuse to do so.  First they claimed that the landlord did "
+"not approve use of the space, but the tenant who has a long-term lease for "
+"the space then arrived and said he had authorized the event.  So the police "
+"cited a fire code violation which I'm told is applicable to most buildings "
+"in Geneva&mdash;in effect, an all-purpose excuse to shut down anything.  "
+"Press coverage of this maneuver eventually forced the city to allow the "
+"counter-summit to proceed on Wednesday in a different location."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:81
+msgid ""
+"In a more minor act of suppression, the moderator of the official round "
+"table in which I spoke told me &ldquo;your time is up&rdquo; well before the "
+"three minutes each participant was supposed to have.  She later did the same "
+"thing to the EPIC representative.  I later learned that she works for the "
+"International Chamber of Commerce&mdash;no wonder she silenced us.  And how "
+"telling that the summit would put a representative of the ICC at the "
+"throttle when we spoke."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:90
+msgid ""
+"Suppression was also visible in the exclusion of certain NGOs from the "
+"summit because their focus on human rights might embarrass the governments "
+"that trample them.  For instance, the summit <a "
+"href=\"http://iso.hrichina.org/public/contents/13710\";> refused to accredit "
+"Human Rights In China</a>, a group that criticizes the Chinese government "
+"for (among other things) censorship of the internet."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:98
+msgid ""
+"<a href=\"http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=8774\";>Reporters "
+"Without Borders was also excluded</a> from the summit.  To raise awareness "
+"of their exclusion, and of the censorship of the internet in various "
+"countries, they set up an unauthorized radio station in nearby France and "
+"handed out mini-radios, so that summit attendees could hear what the "
+"organization had been blocked from saying at the summit itself."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:106
+msgid ""
+"The summit may have a few useful side effects.  For instance, several people "
+"came together to plan an organization to help organizations in Africa switch "
+"to GNU/Linux.  But the summit did nothing to support this activity beyond "
+"providing an occasion for us to meet.  Nor, I believe, was it intended to "
+"support any such thing.  The overall attitude of the summit can be seen in "
+"its having invited Microsoft to speak alongside, and before, most of the "
+"various participating governments&mdash;as if to accord that criminal "
+"corporation the standing of a state."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes.
+# type: Content of: <div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:119
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:126
+msgid ""
+"Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></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 <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:136
+msgid ""
+"Please see the <a "
+"href=\"/server/standards/README.translations.html\">Translations README</a> "
+"for information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:142
+msgid ""
+"Copyright &copy; 2003 Richard M. Stallman<br /> Verbatim copying and "
+"distribution of this entire article are permitted without royalty in any "
+"medium provided this notice is preserved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't want credits.
+# type: Content of: <div><div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:149
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S CREDITS*"
+msgstr ""
+
+#.  timestamp start 
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:151
+msgid "Updated:"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><h4>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/wsis.proto:164
+msgid "Translations of this page"
+msgstr ""

Index: po/x.pot
===================================================================
RCS file: po/x.pot
diff -N po/x.pot
--- /dev/null   1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ po/x.pot    26 Jul 2008 20:26:18 -0000      1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
+# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <address@hidden>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-07-26 16:25-0400\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <address@hidden>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <address@hidden>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: ENCODING"
+
+# type: Content of: <title>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:4
+msgid "The X Window System Trap - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Attribute 'content' of: <meta>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:6
+msgid ""
+"GNU, FSF, Free Software Foundation, freedom, Richard Stallman, rms, free "
+"software movement"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Attribute 'content' of: <meta>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:8
+msgid ""
+"Richard Stallman discusses the history of the movement to develop a free "
+"operating system."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <h2>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:12
+msgid "The X Window System Trap"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:15
+msgid "by <strong>Richard M. Stallman</strong>"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:19
+msgid ""
+"To copyleft or not to copyleft? That is one of the major controversies in "
+"the free software community.  The idea of copyleft is that we should fight "
+"fire with fire&mdash;that we should use copyright to make sure our code "
+"stays free.  The GNU GPL is one example of a copyleft license."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:26
+msgid ""
+"Some free software developers prefer non-copyleft distribution.  "
+"Non-copyleft licenses such as the XFree86 and <a "
+"href=\"/philosophy/bsd.html\">BSD</a> licenses are based on the idea of "
+"never saying no to anyone&mdash;not even to someone who seeks to use your "
+"work as the basis for restricting other people.  Non-copyleft licensing does "
+"nothing wrong, but it misses the opportunity to actively protect our freedom "
+"to change and redistribute software.  For that, we need copyleft."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:36
+msgid ""
+"For many years, the X Consortium was the chief opponent of copyleft.  It "
+"exerted both moral suasion and pressure to discourage free software "
+"developers from copylefting their programs.  It used moral suasion by "
+"suggesting that it is not nice to say no.  It used pressure through its rule "
+"that copylefted software could not be in the X Distribution."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:43
+msgid ""
+"Why did the X Consortium adopt this policy? It had to do with their "
+"definition of success.  The X Consortium defined success as "
+"popularity&mdash;specifically, getting computer companies to use the X "
+"Window System.  This definition put the computer companies in the driver's "
+"seat.  Whatever they wanted, the X Consortium had to help them get it."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:51
+msgid ""
+"Computer companies normally distribute proprietary software.  They 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.  "
+"&ldquo;Join us in donating our work to proprietary software "
+"developers,&rdquo; they said, suggesting that this is a noble form of "
+"self-sacrifice.  &ldquo;Join us in achieving popularity,&rdquo; they said, "
+"suggesting that it was not even a sacrifice."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:61
+msgid ""
+"But self-sacrifice is not the issue: tossing away the defense that copyleft "
+"provides, which protects the freedom of the whole community, is sacrificing "
+"more than yourself.  Those who granted the X Consortium's request entrusted "
+"the community's future to the good will of the X Consortium."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:68
+msgid ""
+"This trust was misplaced.  In its last year, the X Consortium made a plan to "
+"restrict the forthcoming X11R6.4 release so that it will not be free "
+"software.  They decided to start saying no, not only to proprietary software "
+"developers, but to our community as well."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:74
+msgid ""
+"There is an irony here.  If you said yes when the X Consortium asked you not "
+"to use copyleft, you put the X Consortium in a position to license and "
+"restrict its version of your program, along with the code for the core of X."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:80
+msgid ""
+"The X Consortium did not carry out this plan.  Instead it closed down and "
+"transferred X development to the Open Group, whose staff are now carrying "
+"out a similar plan.  To give them credit, when I asked them to release "
+"X11R6.4 under the GNU GPL in parallel with their planned restrictive "
+"license, they were willing to consider the idea.  (They were firmly against "
+"staying with the old X11 distribution terms.)  Before they said yes or no to "
+"this proposal, it had already failed for another reason: the <a "
+"href=\"http://www.xfree86.org/\";>XFree86</a> group follows the X "
+"Consortium's old policy, and will not accept copylefted software."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:93
+msgid ""
+"[In September 1998, several months after X11R6.4 was released with non-free "
+"distribution terms, the Open Group reversed its decision and rereleased it "
+"under the same non-copyleft free software license that was used for "
+"X11R6.3.  Thank you, Open Group.]"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:100
+msgid ""
+"Even if the X Consortium and the Open Group had never planned to restrict X, "
+"someone else could have done it.  Non-copylefted software is vulnerable from "
+"all directions; it lets anyone make a non-free version dominant, if he will "
+"invest sufficient resources to add significantly important features using "
+"proprietary code.  Users who choose software based on technical "
+"characteristics, rather than on freedom, could easily be lured to the "
+"non-free version for short-term convenience."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:110
+msgid ""
+"The X Consortium and Open Group can no longer exert moral suasion by saying "
+"that it is wrong to say no.  This will make it easier to decide to copyleft "
+"your X-related software."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:115
+msgid ""
+"When you work on the core of X, on programs such as the X server, Xlib, and "
+"Xt, there is a practical reason not to use copyleft.  The XFree86 group does "
+"an important job for the community in maintaining these programs, and the "
+"benefit of copylefting our changes would be less than the harm done by a "
+"fork in development.  So it is better to work with the XFree86 group and not "
+"copyleft our changes on these programs.  Likewise for utilities such as xset "
+"and xrdb, which are close to the core of X, and which do not need major "
+"improvements.  At least we know that the XFree86 group has a firm commitment "
+"to developing these programs as free software."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:127
+msgid ""
+"The issue is different for programs outside the core of X: applications, "
+"window managers, and additional libraries and widgets.  There is no reason "
+"not to copyleft them, and we should copyleft them."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:132
+msgid ""
+"In case anyone feels the pressure exerted by the criteria for inclusion in "
+"the X distributions, the GNU project will undertake to publicize copylefted "
+"packages that work with X.  If you would like to copyleft something, and you "
+"worry that its omission from the X distribution will impede its popularity, "
+"please ask us to help."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:139
+msgid ""
+"At the same time, it is better if we do not feel too much need for "
+"popularity.  When a businessman tempts you with &ldquo;more "
+"popularity,&rdquo; 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, &ldquo;Take it or "
+"leave it&mdash;that's no skin off my back.&rdquo; Often the businessman will "
+"turn around and accept the program with copyleft, once you call the bluff."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:151
+msgid ""
+"Friends, free software developers, don't repeat a mistake.  If we do not "
+"copyleft our software, we put its future at the mercy of anyone equipped "
+"with more resources than scruples.  With copyleft, we can defend freedom, "
+"not just for ourselves, but for our whole community."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes.
+# type: Content of: <div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:159
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:165
+msgid ""
+"Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></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 <a "
+"href=\"mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:175
+msgid ""
+"Please see the <a "
+"href=\"/server/standards/README.translations.html\">Translations README</a> "
+"for information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article."
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:182
+msgid ""
+"Copyright &copy; 1999 Richard M. Stallman <br /> Verbatim copying and "
+"distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without "
+"royalty provided this notice is preserved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't want credits.
+# type: Content of: <div><div>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:192
+msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S CREDITS*"
+msgstr ""
+
+#.  timestamp start 
+# type: Content of: <div><p>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:194
+msgid "Updated:"
+msgstr ""
+
+# type: Content of: <div><h4>
+#: ../../philosophy/po/x.proto:202
+msgid "Translations of this page"
+msgstr ""




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