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CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Yavor Doganov <yavor> 10/01/21 17:04:45
Modified files:
fun/jokes : linus-islam.html
Log message:
Refill paragraphs. Use entities instead of fancy UTF-8 quotes. Don't
include footer-min. Minor boilerplate compliance changes.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/fun/jokes/linus-islam.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Patches:
Index: linus-islam.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/fun/jokes/linus-islam.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- linus-islam.html 5 Nov 2008 00:45:28 -0000 1.4
+++ linus-islam.html 21 Jan 2010 17:04:39 -0000 1.5
@@ -1,140 +1,115 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-
<title>Linus converts to Islam - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
(FSF)</title>
-
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Linus Converts to Islam</h2>
<b>Wiki News</b>
-<p>Linus Torvalds, joining such other pioneers as Cat
-Stevens, and Sammy Davis Jr., has converted to Islam.
-As a result, he has now renounced his prior work in
-furthering the âopen source movementâ and revoked the
-licence for use of his Linux kernel.</p>
-
-<p>When reached for comment, the notorious recluse stated
-that he aims to re-issue the licence in the near
-future once the kernel has been adapted so as not to
-function with uses which are contrary to Islam as he
-interprets it. What future remains for the GNU
-project remains unclear, although insiders note that
-it sharpens the distinctions between the open source
-compared with the free software movement. Speaking
-off the record, the source expanded on the
-âknife-edgeâ or âhouse of cardsâ on which the open
-source movement is built, dependent on a small span of
-traditional rights, whereas the free software movement
-encourages more broad, cultural change, which, he
-felt, may inspire new ways to address the current
-conundrum.</p>
-
-<p>When asked if this is the beginning of a
-macro-fragmentation of Linux some wonder if this is
-not already occurring now, and raise the issue of
-China and its parallel standards to accepted
-protocols. Others point to the eventual expiration of
-the protected rights which are key to all âopen
-sourceâ software, so that Linus Torvaldâs conversion
-should serve as a wake-up call as to the broader
-problem -- a kind of Linux Y2K -- even if a new kernel
-is reverse-engineered to replace the Torvalds kernel.</p>
-
-<p>One free software ideologue summarized the current
-situation as that most people think of the
-relationship between the open source movement and the
-free software movement as like that between socialism
-and communism. Instead, he argues, we should see the
-open source movement as like boosters of movable type
-(as both spread a form of technological literacy.)
-The free software movement, in contrast, promotes the
-culture of public libraries, including with respect to
-software. Obviously public libraries benefited from
-movable type, but they are not limited to such
-productions, he added. How much publishing drives
-reading patterns or reading drives publishing patterns
-is an open debate, he concluded, although he suggested
-an historical review of that dynamic might be fruitful
-in suggesting new interactions between open source and
-free software, as competing views.</p>
-
-<p>Critical of the Eric Raymond model, which he says
-examined an empirical case, the early growth of
-Linux, and distilled what he took to be the active
-ingredient âmassive independent peer reviewâ he
-points out that while such review may help debug
-software, that it doesn't inspire software (nor new
-ideas in general) unlike a culture of freedom such as
-free software promotes. Additionally, open source
-only promotes peer review of those who can afford
-access, whereas the free software movement encourages
-a much wider peer review, and âthat's just better for
-software too,â this insider claims.</p>
-
-<p>Moreover, whereas the Raymond model is an outgrowth of
-an empirical case, stalling actions in the inexorable
-development of software suggest to developers that a
-revision of the model may be in order, with these
-hiccups as the new empirical case to consider.</p>
-
-<p>Both the open source and free software movements were
-built by those with a certain playfulness, both in
-computer terms, and linguistically. One new proponent
-suggests that the time is right for a new challenge,
-which he terms, âoften aims.â This manifesto he
-derives as follows: habitual and often are synonymous,
-as are goals and aims. Whereas a manifesto is a
-statement of habitual goals, this translates as that a
-manifesto is a statement of often aims, of which
-manifesto is its anagram.</p>
-
-<p>The often aims movement suggests that the open source
-and free software movements are in a cultural cold war
-as to whether the way of thinking on rights expiration
-day will indulge non-restricted licensing when the
-legal protection will be absent.</p>
-
-<p>The often aims perspective in considering the free
-software movement as a cultural concept to spread,
-sees it as offering some hope that when those licenses
-expire that the way of thinking within the world will
-see the benefits of preventing restricted licenses.</p>
-
-<p>The open source movement, with a culture based only on
-entwined interests, seems more likely to fracture at
-that time, he notes.</p>
-
-<p>Right now though is the critical time so that the free
-software message is in place for when that day
-arrives.</p>
-
-<p>-- 30 --</p>
-
-<p>
-<a href="/fun/humor.html">Other humor</a>
-in the GNU Humor Collection.</p>
-
-<div class="infobox">
-<h4 id="Disclaimer">Disclaimer</h4><p>The joke on this page was
-obtained from the FSF's <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/";>email
-archives</a> of the GNU Project.</p>
+<p>Linus Torvalds, joining such other pioneers as Cat Stevens, and
+Sammy Davis Jr., has converted to Islam. As a result, he has now
+renounced his prior work in furthering the “open source
+movement” and revoked the licence for use of his Linux
+kernel.</p>
+
+<p>When reached for comment, the notorious recluse stated that he aims
+to re-issue the licence in the near future once the kernel has been
+adapted so as not to function with uses which are contrary to Islam as
+he interprets it. What future remains for the GNU project remains
+unclear, although insiders note that it sharpens the distinctions
+between the open source compared with the free software movement.
+Speaking off the record, the source expanded on the
+“knife-edge” or “house of cards” on which the
+open source movement is built, dependent on a small span of
+traditional rights, whereas the free software movement encourages more
+broad, cultural change, which, he felt, may inspire new ways to
+address the current conundrum.</p>
+
+<p>When asked if this is the beginning of a macro-fragmentation of
+Linux some wonder if this is not already occurring now, and raise the
+issue of China and its parallel standards to accepted protocols.
+Others point to the eventual expiration of the protected rights which
+are key to all “open source” software, so that Linus
+Torvald's conversion should serve as a wake-up call as to the broader
+problem — a kind of Linux Y2K — even if a new kernel is
+reverse-engineered to replace the Torvalds kernel.</p>
+
+<p>One free software ideologue summarized the current situation as
+that most people think of the relationship between the open source
+movement and the free software movement as like that between socialism
+and communism. Instead, he argues, we should see the open source
+movement as like boosters of movable type (as both spread a form of
+technological literacy.) The free software movement, in contrast,
+promotes the culture of public libraries, including with respect to
+software. Obviously public libraries benefited from movable type, but
+they are not limited to such productions, he added. How much
+publishing drives reading patterns or reading drives publishing
+patterns is an open debate, he concluded, although he suggested an
+historical review of that dynamic might be fruitful in suggesting new
+interactions between open source and free software, as competing
+views.</p>
+
+<p>Critical of the Eric Raymond model, which he says examined an
+empirical case, the early growth of Linux, and distilled what he took
+to be the active ingredient — massive independent peer review
+— he points out that while such review may help debug software,
+that it doesn't inspire software (nor new ideas in general) unlike a
+culture of freedom such as free software promotes. Additionally, open
+source only promotes peer review of those who can afford access,
+whereas the free software movement encourages a much wider peer
+review, and “that's just better for software too,” this
+insider claims.</p>
+
+<p>Moreover, whereas the Raymond model is an outgrowth of an empirical
+case, stalling actions in the inexorable development of software
+suggest to developers that a revision of the model may be in order,
+with these hiccups as the new empirical case to consider.</p>
+
+<p>Both the open source and free software movements were built by
+those with a certain playfulness, both in computer terms, and
+linguistically. One new proponent suggests that the time is right for
+a new challenge, which he terms, “often aims.” This
+manifesto he derives as follows: habitual and often are synonymous, as
+are goals and aims. Whereas a manifesto is a statement of habitual
+goals, this translates as that a manifesto is a statement of often
+aims, of which manifesto is its anagram.</p>
+
+<p>The often aims movement suggests that the open source and free
+software movements are in a cultural cold war as to whether the way of
+thinking on rights expiration day will indulge non-restricted
+licensing when the legal protection will be absent.</p>
+
+<p>The often aims perspective in considering the free software
+movement as a cultural concept to spread, sees it as offering some
+hope that when those licenses expire that the way of thinking within
+the world will see the benefits of preventing restricted licenses.</p>
+
+<p>The open source movement, with a culture based only on entwined
+interests, seems more likely to fracture at that time, he notes.</p>
+
+<p>Right now though is the critical time so that the free software
+message is in place for when that day arrives.</p>
+
+<p><a href="/fun/humor.html">Other humor</a> in the GNU Humor
+Collection.</p>
+
+<h4 id="Disclaimer">Disclaimer</h4>
+<p>The joke on this page was obtained from the
+FSF's <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/";>email archives</a> of the GNU
+Project.</p>
<p>The Free Software Foundation claims no copyright on this joke.</p>
</div>
-</div>
-
-<!--#include virtual="/server/footer-min.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
<p>
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>. There are
-also <a href="http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html";>other ways to
-contact</a> the FSF.
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></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>.
+Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>.
</p>
<p>
@@ -144,10 +119,9 @@
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</p>
-<p>
-Updated:
+<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/11/05 00:45:28 $
+$Date: 2010/01/21 17:04:39 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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@@ -155,24 +129,25 @@
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