www/philosophy imperfection-isnt-oppression.html

[Navaneeth]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Navaneeth <navaneeths52>        14/05/27 13:50:14

Modified files:
        philosophy     : imperfection-isnt-oppression.html 

Log message:
        Minor fix

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/imperfection-isnt-oppression.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.1&r2=1.2

Patches:
Index: imperfection-isnt-oppression.html
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@@ -10,59 +10,59 @@
 <p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";>Richard Stallman</a></p>
 
 <p>When a free program lacks capabilities that users want, that is
-unfortunate; we urge people to add what is missing. Some would go
-further and claim that a program is not even free software if it lacks
-certain functionality &mdash; that it denies freedom 0 (the freedom to
-run the program as you wish) to users or uses that it does not
-support. This argument is misguided because it is based on
-identifying capacity with freedom, and imperfection with oppression.</p>
+  unfortunate; we urge people to add what is missing. Some would go
+  further and claim that a program is not even free software if it lacks
+  certain functionality &mdash; that it denies freedom 0 (the freedom to
+  run the program as you wish) to users or uses that it does not
+  support. This argument is misguided because it is based on
+  identifying capacity with freedom, and imperfection with oppression.</p>
 
 <p>Each program inevitably has certain functionalities and lacks others
-that might be desirable. There are some jobs it can do, and others it
-can't do without further work. This is the nature of software.</p>
+  that might be desirable. There are some jobs it can do, and others it
+  can't do without further work. This is the nature of software.</p>
 
 <p>The absence of key functionality can mean certain users find the
-program totally unusable. For instance, if you only understand
-graphical interfaces, a command line program may be impossible for you
-to use. If you can't see the screen, a program without a screen
-reader may be impossible for you to use. If you speak only Greek, a
-program with menus and messages in English may be impossible for you
-to use. If your programs are written in Ada, a C compiler is
-impossible for you to use. To overcome these barriers with your own
-effort is too much to demand of you. Free software really ought to
-provide the functionality you need.</p>
+  program totally unusable. For instance, if you only understand
+  graphical interfaces, a command line program may be impossible for you
+  to use. If you can't see the screen, a program without a screen
+  reader may be impossible for you to use. If you speak only Greek, a
+  program with menus and messages in English may be impossible for you
+  to use. If your programs are written in Ada, a C compiler is
+  impossible for you to use. To overcome these barriers with your own
+  effort is too much to demand of you. Free software really ought to
+  provide the functionality you need.</p>
 
 <p>Free software really ought to provide it, but the lack of that feature
-does not make the program nonfree, because it is an imperfection,
-not oppression.</p>
+  does not make the program nonfree, because it is an imperfection,
+  not oppression.</p>
 
 <p>Making a program nonfree is an injustice committed by the developer
-that denies freedom to whoever uses it. The developer deserves
-condemnation for this. It is crucial to condemn that developer,
-because nobody else can undo the injustice as long as the developer
-continues to do it. We can, and do, try to rescue the victims by
-developing a free replacement, but we can't make the nonfree program
-free.</p>
+  that denies freedom to whoever uses it. The developer deserves
+  condemnation for this. It is crucial to condemn that developer,
+  because nobody else can undo the injustice as long as the developer
+  continues to do it. We can, and do, try to rescue the victims by
+  developing a free replacement, but we can't make the nonfree program
+  free.</p>
 
 <p>Developing a program without adding a certain important feature is not
-doing wrong to anyone. Rather, it's doing some good but not all the
-good that people need. Nobody in particular deserves condemnation for
-not developing the missing feature, since any capable person could do
-it. It would be ungrateful, as well as self-defeating, to single out
-the free program's authors for blame for not having done some
-additional work.</p>
+  doing wrong to anyone. Rather, it's doing some good but not all the
+  good that people need. Nobody in particular deserves condemnation for
+  not developing the missing feature, since any capable person could do
+  it. It would be ungrateful, as well as self-defeating, to single out
+  the free program's authors for blame for not having done some
+  additional work.</p>
 
 <p>What we can do is state that is that completing the job requires doing
-some additional work. That is constructive because it helps us
-convince someone to do that work.</p>
+  some additional work. That is constructive because it helps us
+  convince someone to do that work.</p>
 
 <p>If you think a certain extension in a free program is important,
-please push for it in the way that respects our contributors. Don't
-criticize the people who contributed the useful code we have. Rather,
-look for a way to complete the job. You can urge the program's
-developers to turn their attention to the missing feature when they
-have time for more work. You can offer to help them. You can recruit
-people or raise funds to support the work.</p>
+  please push for it in the way that respects our contributors. Don't
+  criticize the people who contributed the useful code we have. Rather,
+  look for a way to complete the job. You can urge the program's
+  developers to turn their attention to the missing feature when they
+  have time for more work. You can offer to help them. You can recruit
+  people or raise funds to support the work.</p>
 
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-$Date: 2014/05/27 08:19:34 $
+$Date: 2014/05/27 13:50:13 $
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