www/philosophy the-root-of-this-problem.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/05/26 10:28:02

Modified files:
        philosophy     : the-root-of-this-problem.html 

Log message:
        Add link and endnote.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/the-root-of-this-problem.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21

Patches:
Index: the-root-of-this-problem.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/the-root-of-this-problem.html,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -b -r1.20 -r1.21
--- the-root-of-this-problem.html       12 Apr 2014 12:40:47 -0000      1.20
+++ the-root-of-this-problem.html       26 May 2014 10:28:00 -0000      1.21
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 
 <p>
 It is true that a general computer lets you run programs designed to
-spy on you, restrict you, or even let the developer attack you. Such
-programs include KaZaA, RealPlayer, Adobe Flash, Windows Media Player,
-Microsoft Windows, and MacOS.  Windows Vista does all three of those
-things; it also lets Microsoft change the software without asking, or
-command it to permanently cease normal functioning.</p>
+<a href="/philosophy/proprietary.html">spy on you, restrict you, or
+even let the developer attack you</a>.  Such programs include KaZaA,
+RealPlayer, Adobe Flash Player, Windows Media Player, Microsoft
+Windows, and MacOS.  Windows Vista does all three of those things; it
+also lets Microsoft change the software without asking, or command it
+to permanently cease normal functioning.<a href="#note1">(1)</a></p>
 
 <p>
 But restricted computers are no help, because they present the
@@ -158,6 +159,16 @@
 political
 will. (See <a 
href="http://www.endsoftpatents.org";>http://www.endsoftpatents.org</a>.)</p>
 
+<h3>Notes</h3>
+
+<p>1. Windows Vista initially had a &ldquo;kill switch&rdquo; with
+which Microsoft could remotely command the computer to stop
+functioning.  Microsoft
+subsequently <a 
href="http://badvista.fsf.org/blog/windows-genuine-disadvantage";>removed
+this</a>, ceding to public pressure, but reserved the
+&ldquo;right&rdquo; to put it back in.
+</p>
+
 </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
 <div id="footer">
@@ -198,7 +209,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/04/12 12:40:47 $
+$Date: 2014/05/26 10:28:00 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>