www/philosophy schools.html

[Yavor Doganov]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   07/06/17 16:02:50

Modified files:
        philosophy     : schools.html 

Log message:
        Added link to the Uzbek translation; minor formatting changes.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/schools.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.28&r2=1.29

Patches:
Index: schools.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/schools.html,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -b -r1.28 -r1.29
--- schools.html        27 Apr 2007 17:56:09 -0000      1.28
+++ schools.html        17 Jun 2007 16:01:59 -0000      1.29
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 <p>There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on
 free software. It gives users the freedom to control their own
-computers--with proprietary software, the computer does what the
+computers&mdash;with proprietary software, the computer does what the
 software owner wants it to do, not what the software user wants it to
 do.  Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each
-other, to lead an upright life.  These reasons apply to schools as they
-do to everyone.</p>
+other, to lead an upright life.  These reasons apply to schools as
+they do to everyone.</p>
 
 <p>But there are special reasons that apply to schools. They are the
 subject of this article. </p>
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 
 <p>This obvious reason, while important, is rather shallow. And
 proprietary software developers can eliminate this disadvantage by
-donating copies to the schools.  (Watch out!--a school that accepts
-this offer may have to pay for future upgrades.)  So let's look at the
-deeper reasons.</p>
+donating copies to the schools.  (Watch out!&mdash;a school that
+accepts this offer may have to pay for future upgrades.)  So let's
+look at the deeper reasons.</p>
 
 <p>School should teach students ways of life that will benefit society
 as a whole.  They should promote the use of free software just as they
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 to read the source code of the programs that they use every day.</p>
 
 <p>Proprietary software rejects their thirst for knowledge: it says,
-&ldquo;The knowledge you want is a secret--learning is
+&ldquo;The knowledge you want is a secret&mdash;learning is
 forbidden!&rdquo; Free software encourages everyone to learn. The free
 software community rejects the &ldquo;priesthood of technology&rdquo;,
 which keeps the general public in ignorance of how technology works;
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
 deeper level. We expect schools to teach students basic facts, and
 useful skills, but that is not their whole job. The most fundamental
 mission of schools is to teach people to be good citizens and good
-neighbors--to cooperate with others who need their help. In the area
-of computers, this means teaching them to share software. Elementary
-schools, above all, should tell their pupils, &ldquo;If you bring
-software to school, you must share it with the other children.&rdquo;
-Of course, the school must practice what it preaches: all the software
-installed by the school should be available for students to copy, take
-home, and redistribute further.</p>
+neighbors&mdash;to cooperate with others who need their help. In the
+area of computers, this means teaching them to share software.
+Elementary schools, above all, should tell their pupils, &ldquo;If you
+bring software to school, you must share it with the other
+children.&rdquo; Of course, the school must practice what it preaches:
+all the software installed by the school should be available for
+students to copy, take home, and redistribute further.</p>
 
 <p>Teaching the students to use free software, and to participate in
 the free software community, is a hands-on civics lesson. It also
@@ -88,16 +88,12 @@
 <div id="footer">
 
 <p>
-<a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other texts to read</a>
-</p>
-
-<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>
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
 the FSF.
 <br />
-Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
+Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
 <a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
 </p>
 
@@ -118,7 +114,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/04/27 17:56:09 $
+$Date: 2007/06/17 16:01:59 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>
@@ -162,6 +158,8 @@
 <li><a href="/philosophy/schools.pl.html">Polski</a>&nbsp;[pl]</li>
 <!-- Russian -->
 <li><a 
href="/philosophy/schools.ru.html">&#x0420;&#x0443;&#x0441;&#x0441;&#x043a;&#x0438;&#x0439;</a>&nbsp;[ru]</li>
+<!-- Uzbek -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/schools.uz.html">O'zbekcha</a>&nbsp;[uz]</li>
 </ul>
 </div>