www/gnu gnu-linux-faq.html linux-and-gnu.html w...

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       06/12/27 14:56:06

Modified files:
        gnu            : gnu-linux-faq.html linux-and-gnu.html 
                         why-gnu-linux.html 
Added files:
        gnu            : gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html 

Log message:
        new essay from rms, ticket 325501

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.55&r2=1.56
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.35&r2=1.36
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.22&r2=1.23
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html?cvsroot=www&rev=1.1

Patches:
Index: gnu-linux-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.55
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -b -r1.55 -r1.56
--- gnu-linux-faq.html  30 Oct 2006 04:45:42 -0000      1.55
+++ gnu-linux-faq.html  27 Dec 2006 14:56:02 -0000      1.56
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 
 
 <h3>GNU/Linux FAQ</h3>
-<p>
-by <strong>Richard Stallman</strong></p>
-<p>
-<a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
+<p>by <strong><a href="http://www.stallman.org";>Richard 
Stallman</a></strong></p>
+
+<p><a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
        alt=" [image of the Head of a GNU] "
        width="129" height="122" /></a>
 </p>
@@ -222,11 +221,12 @@
 contribution to the whole system.  The basic vision was ours too.
 <p>
 In fairness, we ought to get at least equal mention.
-<p>
-See <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">"Linux and the GNU Project"</a>
-for more explanation, and <a href="/gnu/the-gnu-project.html">"The GNU
-Project"</a> for the history.</p>
-</dd>
+
+<p>See <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">"Linux and the GNU Project"</a>
+and <a href="/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html">GNU Users Who Have
+Never Heard of GNU</a> for more explanation, and <a
+href="/gnu/the-gnu-project.html">"The GNU Project"</a> for the
+history.</p> </dd>
 
 <dt><strong><a href="#TOCwhycare" id="whycare">Why is the name
     important?</a></strong></dt>
@@ -363,14 +363,15 @@
 
 <br>
 <dt><strong><a href="#TOCeveryoneknows" id="everyoneknows">Since everyone knows
-    the GNU's role in developing the system, doesn't the "GNU/" in the
+    GNU's role in developing the system, doesn't the "GNU/" in the
     name go without saying?</a></strong></dt>
 
-<dd>
-Experience shows that the system's users, and the computer-using
+<dd>Experience shows that the system's users, and the computer-using
 public in general, often know nothing about the GNU system.  Most
 articles about the system do not mention the name "GNU", or the ideals
-that GNU stands for.
+that GNU stands for.  <a
+href="/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html">GNU Users Who Have Never
+Heard of GNU</a> explains further.
 <p>
 The people who say this are probably geeks thinking of the geeks they
 know.  Geeks often do know about GNU, but many have a completely wrong
@@ -1254,7 +1255,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+Copyright (C) 2001, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,  USA
 <br />
 Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
@@ -1265,7 +1266,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/10/30 04:45:42 $ $Author: chsong $
+$Date: 2006/12/27 14:56:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: linux-and-gnu.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html,v
retrieving revision 1.35
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -u -b -r1.35 -r1.36
--- linux-and-gnu.html  16 Nov 2006 20:18:44 -0000      1.35
+++ linux-and-gnu.html  27 Dec 2006 14:56:02 -0000      1.36
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 <p><strong>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";>Richard 
Stallman</a></strong></p>
 
 <div class="announcement">
-  <p>If you would like to learn more about this issue, you can also read
-our <a href="/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html">GNU/Linux FAQ</a>.</p>
+  <p><blockquote>If you would like to learn more about this issue, you can 
also read
+our <a href="/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html">GNU/Linux FAQ</a>
+and our page on <a href="/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html">GNU
+Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU</a>.</blockquote></p>
 </div>
 
 <p>
@@ -58,8 +60,8 @@
 system.  The available <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
 software</a> added up to a complete system because the GNU Project
 had been working since 1984 to make one.  In
-the <a href="/gnu/manifesto.html"> The GNU Manifesto (31k
-characters)</a> we set forth the goal of developing a free Unix-like
+the <a href="/gnu/manifesto.html"> The GNU Manifesto</a> we set forth
+the goal of developing a free Unix-like
 system, called GNU.  The <a href="/gnu/initial-announcement.html">
 Initial Announcement</a> of the GNU Project also outlines some of the
 original plans for the GNU system. By the time Linux was written, GNU
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/11/16 20:18:44 $ $Author: mattl $
+$Date: 2006/12/27 14:56:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: why-gnu-linux.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html,v
retrieving revision 1.22
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -b -r1.22 -r1.23
--- why-gnu-linux.html  19 Oct 2006 17:34:56 -0000      1.22
+++ why-gnu-linux.html  27 Dec 2006 14:56:02 -0000      1.23
@@ -20,15 +20,21 @@
 
 <h3>What's in a name?</h3>
 
-<p>By: <a href="http://www.stallman.org";>Richard Stallman</a></p>
-<p>
-<a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
+<p>by <strong><a href="http://www.stallman.org";>Richard 
Stallman</a></strong></p>
+<p><a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
        alt=" [image of the Head of a GNU] "
        width="129" height="122" /></a>
 </p>
 
 <p><a href="#translations">Translations</a> of this page</p>
 
+<div class="announcement">
+  <p><blockquote>If you would like to learn more about this issue, you can 
also read
+our <a href="/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html">GNU/Linux FAQ</a>
+and our page on <a href="/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html">GNU
+Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU</a>.</blockquote></p>
+</div>
+
 <p>
 <hr />
 </p>
@@ -271,7 +277,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Copyright &copy; 2000 Richard Stallman
+Copyright &copy; 2000, 2006 Richard Stallman
 <br />
 Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
 permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is 
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/10/19 17:34:56 $ $Author: yavor $
+$Date: 2006/12/27 14:56:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html
===================================================================
RCS file: gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html
diff -N gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html
--- /dev/null   1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html   27 Dec 2006 14:56:02 -0000      1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<title>GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU - GNU Project - Free Software 
Foundation (FSF)</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+
+<h2>GNU Users Who Have Never Heard of GNU</h2>
+
+<p><strong>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";>Richard 
Stallman</a></strong></p>
+
+<p>Most people have never heard of GNU.  Even most of the people who use
+the GNU system have never heard of GNU, thanks to so many people and
+companies who teach them to call it &ldquo;Linux&rdquo;.  Nonetheless,
+the name GNU has certain associations, which people will discover once
+they hear the name.  GNU is associated with the ideals of freedom of the
+free software movement.  That association is no accident; the motive for
+developing GNU was specifically to make it possible to use a computer
+and have freedom.</p>
+
+<p>The association between the name GNU and our goals of freedom and
+social solidarity exists in the minds of hundreds of thousands of
+GNU/Linux users that do know about GNU.  It exists in Wikipedia.  And it
+exists around the web; if these users search for GNU, they will find <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org";>www.gnu.org</a>, which talks about free
+software and freedom.</p>
+
+<p>A person seeing the name &ldquo;GNU&rdquo; for the first time in
+&ldquo;GNU/Linux&rdquo; won't immediately associate it with anything.
+However, when people know that the system is basically GNU, that brings
+them a step closer to learning about our ideals.  For instance, they
+might become curious and look for more information about GNU.</p>
+
+<p>If they don't look for it, they may encounter it anyway.  The
+&ldquo;open source&rdquo; rhetoric tends to lead people's attention away
+from issues of users' freedom, but not totally; there is still
+discussion of GNU and free software, and people have some chance of
+coming across it.  When that happens, the reader is more likely to pay
+attention to information about GNU (such as that it's the work of a
+campaign for freedom and community) if he knows he is a user of the GNU
+system.</p>
+
+<p>Over time, calling the system &ldquo;GNU/Linux&rdquo; spreads
+awareness of the ideals of freedom for which we developed the GNU
+system.  It is also useful as a reminder for people in our community who
+know about these ideals, in a world where much of discussion of free
+software takes a totally practical (and thus amoral) approach.  When we
+ask you to call the system &ldquo;GNU/Linux&rdquo;, we do so because
+awareness of GNU slowly but surely brings with it awareness of the free
+software ideals of freedom and community.</p>
+
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+<div id="footer">
+
+<p>
+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>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Please see the 
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
+README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
+translations of this article.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+<address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA</address></p>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are
+permitted worldwide, without royalty, in any medium, provided this
+notice, and the copyright notice, are preserved.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Updated:
+<!-- timestamp start -->
+$Date: 2006/12/27 14:56:02 $
+<!-- timestamp end -->
+</p>
+</div>
+
+<div id="translations">
+<h3>Translations of this page:</h3>
+
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is Deutsch.-->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. DE is Deutsch.-->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!--  - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
+<!--  - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
+<!--  - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
+<!--  - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
+<!--  to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
+<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities -->
+
+<ul>
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/gnu/gnu-users-never-heard-of-gnu.html">English</a></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>