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Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:57:34 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: GNUN <gnun> 12/12/25 14:57:34
Modified files:
philosophy : network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es.html
philosophy/po :
network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es-en.html
Log message:
Automatic update by GNUnited Nations.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.1&r2=1.2
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/po/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es-en.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.1&r2=1.2
Patches:
Index: network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es.html
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Index: po/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es-en.html
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--- po/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es-en.html 25 Dec 2012
12:57:14 -0000 1.1
+++ po/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.es-en.html 25 Dec 2012
14:57:33 -0000 1.2
@@ -52,22 +52,20 @@
<p>There is one case where a service is directly comparable to a
program: when using the service is equivalent to having a copy of a
hypothetical program and running it yourself. In this case, we call it
-Software as a Service (<abbr>SaaS</abbr>), and such a service is
-always a step backward in ethical terms. If you had the equivalent
-program, you'd have control of your computing, supposing the program
-is free. But when you use someone else's service to do that computing,
+Software as a Service (<acronym title="Software as a Service">SaaS</acronym>),
+and such a service is always a step backward in ethical terms. If you had
+the equivalent program, you'd have control of your computing, supposing the
+program is free. But when you use someone else's service to do that computing,
you can't have control of it.</p>
-<p><abbr title="Software as a Service">SaaS</abbr> is equivalent to
-using a nonfree program with surveillance features and a universal
-back door, so <a href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">you
-should reject it and replace it with a free program</a> that does the
-same job.</p>
+<p>SaaS is equivalent to using a nonfree program with surveillance features
+and a universal back door, so <a
+href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">you should reject
+it and replace it with a free program</a> that does the same job.</p>
<p>However, most services' principal functions are communicating or
publishing information; they are nothing like running any program
-yourself, so they are not <abbr title="Software as a
-Service">SaaS</abbr>. They could not be replaced by your copy of a
+yourself, so they are not SaaS. They could not be replaced by your copy of a
program, either; a program running in your own computers, used solely
by you, is not enough by itself to communicate with other people.</p>
@@ -123,8 +121,7 @@
<p>Thus, we don't have a rule that free systems shouldn't use (or
shouldn't depend on) services (or sites) implemented with nonfree
software. However, they should not depend on, suggest or encourage use
-of services which are <abbr title="Software as a
-Service">SaaS</abbr>; <abbr>SaaS</abbr> needs to be replaced by free
+of services which are SaaS; SaaS needs to be replaced by free
software. And, all else being equal, it is good to favor those service
providers who contribute to the community by releasing useful free
software, and good to favor peer-to-peer communication over
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@
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