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From: |
Richard M. Stallman |
Subject: |
www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html |
Date: |
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:06:17 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 07/07/30 17:06:17
Modified files:
philosophy : words-to-avoid.html
Log message:
Add link to Courtney Love on "content provider".
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.78&r2=1.79
Patches:
Index: words-to-avoid.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html,v
retrieving revision 1.78
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -b -r1.78 -r1.79
--- words-to-avoid.html 19 Jun 2007 00:02:57 -0000 1.78
+++ words-to-avoid.html 30 Jul 2007 17:06:03 -0000 1.79
@@ -169,7 +169,14 @@
Those who use this term are often the publishers that push for
increased copyright power in the name of the authors
(“creators”, as they say) of the works. The term
-“content” reveals what they really feel.</p>
+“content” reveals what they really feel.
+(See <A
href="http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html">Courtney
+Love's open letter to Steve Case </a>(search for “content
+provider” in that page).</p>
+<p>
+However, as long as other people use the term “content
+provider”, political dissidents can well call themselves
+“malcontent providers”.</p>
<p>
The term “content management” takes the prize for vacuity.
Neither word has any specific meaning; “content” means
@@ -179,11 +186,6 @@
something to some sort of information. In most cases, that term
really refers to a system for updating a website. For that, we
recommend the term “website revision system” (WRS).</p>
-<p>
-However, as long as other people use the term “content
-provider”, political dissidents can well call themselves
-“malcontent providers”.</p>
-
<h4 id="Creator">“Creator”</h4>
<p>
@@ -587,7 +589,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/06/19 00:02:57 $
+$Date: 2007/07/30 17:06:03 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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