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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:21:49 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 07/10/10 17:21:48
Modified files:
prep/maintain : index.html maintain.dvi.gz maintain.html
maintain.html.gz maintain.html_node.tar.gz
maintain.info.tar.gz maintain.pdf
maintain.ps.gz maintain.texi.tar.gz
maintain.txt maintain.txt.gz
prep/maintain/html_node: Announcements.html
Automated-FTP-Uploads.html
Automated-Upload-Procedure.html
Automated-Upload-Registration.html
CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html
Canonical-License-Sources.html
Clean-Ups.html
Copying-from-Other-Packages.html
Copyright-Notices.html
Copyright-Papers.html
Distribution-Patches.html
Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html
Distribution-tar-Files.html
Distributions.html
Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html
External-Libraries.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e0.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html
Free-Software-Directory.html
Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html
GNU-and-Linux.html Hosting.html
Index.html Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html
Legal-Matters.html
Legally-Significant.html
License-Notices-for-Code.html
License-Notices-for-Documentation.html
License-Notices-for-Other-Files.html
License-Notices.html Mail.html
Old-Versions.html Platforms.html
Preface.html
Recording-Contributors.html
Recruiting-Developers.html
Stepping-Down.html Terminology.html
Test-Releases.html
Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html
Web-Pages.html index.html
Log message:
rms update
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.25&r2=1.26
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.dvi.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.21&r2=1.22
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html_node.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.info.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.pdf?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.ps.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.texi.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.txt?cvsroot=www&r1=1.21&r2=1.22
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.txt.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.20
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Announcements.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-FTP-Uploads.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-Upload-Procedure.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-Upload-Registration.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Canonical-License-Sources.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Clean-Ups.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copying-from-Other-Packages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-Patches.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-tar-Files.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distributions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/External-Libraries.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e0.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.10&r2=1.11
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.10&r2=1.11
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Free-Software-Directory.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/GNU-and-Linux.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Hosting.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Legal-Matters.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Legally-Significant.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Code.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Documentation.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Other-Files.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.22&r2=1.23
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Mail.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Old-Versions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Platforms.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Preface.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recording-Contributors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recruiting-Developers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Stepping-Down.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Terminology.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Test-Releases.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21
Patches:
Index: index.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -b -r1.25 -r1.26
--- index.html 6 Oct 2007 18:36:55 -0000 1.25
+++ index.html 10 Oct 2007 17:21:26 -0000 1.26
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
<address>Free Software Foundation</address>
-<address>last updated October 06, 2007</address>
+<address>last updated October 10, 2007</address>
<p>This manual (maintain) is available in the following formats:</p>
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
<li><a href="maintain.info.tar.gz">Info document
(32K bytes gzipped tar file)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.txt">ASCII text
- (80K bytes)</a>.</li>
+ (84K bytes)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.txt.gz">ASCII text compressed
- (28K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
+ (32K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.dvi.gz">TeX dvi file
(48K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.ps.gz">PostScript file
Index: maintain.dvi.gz
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/maintain.dvi.gz,v
retrieving revision 1.19
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Index: maintain.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html,v
retrieving revision 1.21
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diff -u -b -r1.21 -r1.22
--- maintain.html 6 Oct 2007 18:36:55 -0000 1.21
+++ maintain.html 10 Oct 2007 17:21:26 -0000 1.22
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<link title="Top" rel="top" href="#Top">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
<!--
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 6, 2007.
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 10, 2007.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
<h2 class="unnumbered">Version</h2>
-<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 6, 2007.
+<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 10, 2007.
<p>Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
package.)
<p>This release of the GNU Maintenance Instructions was last updated
-October 6, 2007.
+October 10, 2007.
<div class="node">
<p><hr>
@@ -1611,11 +1611,11 @@
<h2 class="chapter">10 Web Pages</h2>
<p><a name="index-web-pages-33"></a>
-Please write pages about your package for installation on
-<code>www.gnu.org</code>. The pages should follow our usual standards for web
+Please write web pages about your package for installation on
+<code>www.gnu.org</code>. They should follow our usual standards for web
pages (see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/server";>http://www.gnu.org/server</a>);
we chose them in order to
-support a wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather than
-flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
+support a wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather
+than flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
<p>The simplest way to maintain the web pages for your project is to
register the project on <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>. Then you can edit
@@ -1640,6 +1640,19 @@
images is still not recommended, as the PNG and JPEG formats are
generally superior. See <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html";>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html</a>.
+ <p>If you use a site other than <code>www.gnu.org</code>, please make sure
that
+the site runs on free software alone. (It is ok if the site uses
+unreleased custom software, since that is free in a trivial sense:
+there's only one user and it has the four freedoms.) If the web site
+for a GNU package runs on non-free software, the public will see this,
+and it will have the effect of granting legitimacy to the non-free
+program.
+
+ <p>If you use multiple sites, they should all follow that criterion.
+Please don't link to a site that is about your package, which the
+public might perceive as connected with it and reflecting the position
+of its developers, unless it follows that criterion.
+
<p>The web pages for the package should include its manuals, in HTML,
DVI, Info, PostScript, PDF, plain ASCII, and Texinfo format (source).
(All of these can be generated automatically from the Texinfo source
@@ -1782,33 +1795,39 @@
<h2 class="chapter">11 Ethical and Philosophical Consideration</h2>
<p><a name="index-ethics-40"></a><a name="index-philosophy-41"></a>
-The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many times,
-this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when such
-technologies conflict with our ethics of software freedom.
+The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many
+times, this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when their
+use would conflict with our long-term goals.
<p>Software patents threaten the advancement of free software and freedom
-to program. For our safety (which includes yours), we try to avoid
-using algorithms and techniques that we know are patented in the US or
-elsewhere, unless the patent looks so absurd that we doubt it will be
-enforced, or we have a suitable patent license allowing release of free
-software.
-
- <p>Beyond that, sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a
-particular patented technology in order to encourage everyone to
-reject it. For example, until the GIF patents expired in 2006, we
-specified that GNU packages and web pages should not include GIF image
-files, and that equal or better support for other image formats such
-as PNG and JPEG was crucial. (These other formats remain superior, so
-there is still no particular reason to use GIF's.)
-
- <p>Software patents are not the only matter for ethical concern. A GNU
-package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor should it
-require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or IDE) to
-build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming language
-that does not have a free software implementation. Now that GNU/Linux
-systems are widely available, all GNU packages should function
-completely with the GNU/Linux system and not require any non-free
-software to build or function.
+to program. There are so many software patents in the US that any
+large program probably implements hundreds of patented techniques,
+unknown to the program's developers. It would be futile and
+self-defeating to try to find and avoid all these patents. But there
+are some patents which we know are likely to be used to threaten free
+software, so we make an effort to avoid the patented techniques. If
+you are concerned about the danger of a patent and would like advice,
+write to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, and we will try
to help you get
+advice from a lawyer.
+
+ <p>Sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a particular
+patented technology in order to encourage society to reject it.
+
+ <p>For example, the MP3 audio format is covered by a software patent in
+the USA and some other countries. A patent holder has threatened
+lawsuits against the developers of free programs (these are not GNU
+programs) to produce and play MP3, and some GNU/Linux distributors are
+afraid to include them. Development of the programs continues, but we
+campaign for the rejection of MP3 format in favo of Ogg Vorbis format.
+
+ <p>A GNU package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor
+should it require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or
+IDE) to build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming
+language that does not have a free software implementation. Now that
+GNU/Linux systems are widely available, all GNU packages should
+provide full functionality on a 100% free GNU/Linux system, and should
+not require any non-free software to build or function.
+The GNU Coding Standards say a lot more about this issue.
<p>A GNU package should not refer the user to any non-free documentation
for free software. The need for free documentation to come with free
@@ -1963,7 +1982,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">14 Free Software Directory</h2>
-<p><a name="index-Free-Software-Directory-52"></a>
+<p><a name="index-Free-Software-Directory-52"></a><a
name="index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-53"></a>
The Free Software Directory aims to be a complete list of free software
packages, within certain criteria. Every GNU package should be listed
there, so please contact <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> to
ask for
@@ -1980,7 +1999,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">15 Using the Proofreaders List</h2>
-<p><a name="index-proofreading-53"></a>
+<p><a name="index-proofreading-54"></a>
If you want help finding errors in documentation,
or help improving the quality of writing,
or if you are not a native speaker of English
@@ -2056,6 +2075,7 @@
<li><a href="#index-CVS-repository-48">CVS repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-data-base-of-GNU-copyright-assignments-3">data base of GNU
copyright assignments</a>: <a href="#Copyright-Papers">Copyright Papers</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-diff-20"><code>diff</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-53">Directory, Free
Software</a>: <a href="#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software
Directory</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-distribution_002c-tar-files-17">distribution, tar
files</a>: <a href="#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar Files</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-email_002c-for-receiving-bug-reports-13">email, for
receiving bug reports</a>: <a href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-ethics-40">ethics</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
@@ -2080,7 +2100,7 @@
<li><a href="#index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-19">patches,
against previous releases</a>: <a href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-philosophy-41">philosophy</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-pretest-releases-27">pretest releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-proofreading-53">proofreading</a>: <a
href="#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using the Proofreaders List</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-proofreading-54">proofreading</a>: <a
href="#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using the Proofreaders List</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-quality-of-changes-suggested-by-others-11">quality of
changes suggested by others</a>: <a href="#Clean-Ups">Clean Ups</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-rcs-keywords-in-web-pages-37">rcs keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-recording-contributors-6">recording contributors</a>: <a
href="#Recording-Contributors">Recording Contributors</a></li>
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--- maintain.txt 6 Oct 2007 18:36:57 -0000 1.21
+++ maintain.txt 10 Oct 2007 17:21:27 -0000 1.22
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
Version
*******
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 6,
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated October 10,
2007.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
help you a large amount in working on the package.)
This release of the GNU Maintenance Instructions was last updated
-October 6, 2007.
+October 10, 2007.
2 Stepping Down
***************
@@ -1207,11 +1207,11 @@
10 Web Pages
************
-Please write pages about your package for installation on
-`www.gnu.org'. The pages should follow our usual standards for web
-pages (see `http://www.gnu.org/server'); we chose them in order to
-support a wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather than
-flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
+Please write web pages about your package for installation on
+`www.gnu.org'. They should follow our usual standards for web pages
+(see `http://www.gnu.org/server'); we chose them in order to support a
+wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather than flashy
+eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
The simplest way to maintain the web pages for your project is to
register the project on `savannah.gnu.org'. Then you can edit the
@@ -1237,6 +1237,19 @@
images is still not recommended, as the PNG and JPEG formats are
generally superior. See `http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html'.
+ If you use a site other than `www.gnu.org', please make sure that
+the site runs on free software alone. (It is ok if the site uses
+unreleased custom software, since that is free in a trivial sense:
+there's only one user and it has the four freedoms.) If the web site
+for a GNU package runs on non-free software, the public will see this,
+and it will have the effect of granting legitimacy to the non-free
+program.
+
+ If you use multiple sites, they should all follow that criterion.
+Please don't link to a site that is about your package, which the
+public might perceive as connected with it and reflecting the position
+of its developers, unless it follows that criterion.
+
The web pages for the package should include its manuals, in HTML,
DVI, Info, PostScript, PDF, plain ASCII, and Texinfo format (source).
(All of these can be generated automatically from the Texinfo source
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Since `www.gnu.org' works through CVS, CVS keywords in your manual,
such as `$Log: maintain.txt,v $
-such as `Revision 1.21 2007/10/06 18:36:57 karl
-such as `update for generic source control
+such as `Revision 1.22 2007/10/10 17:21:27 karl
+such as `rms update
such as `', need special treatment (even if you don't happen to
maintain your manual in CVS).
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******************************************
The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many times,
-this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when such
-technologies conflict with our ethics of software freedom.
+this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when their use
+would conflict with our long-term goals.
Software patents threaten the advancement of free software and
-freedom to program. For our safety (which includes yours), we try to
-avoid using algorithms and techniques that we know are patented in the
-US or elsewhere, unless the patent looks so absurd that we doubt it
-will be enforced, or we have a suitable patent license allowing release
-of free software.
-
- Beyond that, sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a
-particular patented technology in order to encourage everyone to reject
-it. For example, until the GIF patents expired in 2006, we specified
-that GNU packages and web pages should not include GIF image files, and
-that equal or better support for other image formats such as PNG and
-JPEG was crucial. (These other formats remain superior, so there is
-still no particular reason to use GIF's.)
-
- Software patents are not the only matter for ethical concern. A GNU
-package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor should it
-require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or IDE) to
-build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming language
-that does not have a free software implementation. Now that GNU/Linux
-systems are widely available, all GNU packages should function
-completely with the GNU/Linux system and not require any non-free
-software to build or function.
+freedom to program. There are so many software patents in the US that
+any large program probably implements hundreds of patented techniques,
+unknown to the program's developers. It would be futile and
+self-defeating to try to find and avoid all these patents. But there
+are some patents which we know are likely to be used to threaten free
+software, so we make an effort to avoid the patented techniques. If
+you are concerned about the danger of a patent and would like advice,
+write to <address@hidden>, and we will try to help you get advice
+from a lawyer.
+
+ Sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a particular
+patented technology in order to encourage society to reject it.
+
+ For example, the MP3 audio format is covered by a software patent in
+the USA and some other countries. A patent holder has threatened
+lawsuits against the developers of free programs (these are not GNU
+programs) to produce and play MP3, and some GNU/Linux distributors are
+afraid to include them. Development of the programs continues, but we
+campaign for the rejection of MP3 format in favo of Ogg Vorbis format.
+
+ A GNU package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor
+should it require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or
+IDE) to build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming
+language that does not have a free software implementation. Now that
+GNU/Linux systems are widely available, all GNU packages should provide
+full functionality on a 100% free GNU/Linux system, and should not
+require any non-free software to build or function. The GNU Coding
+Standards say a lot more about this issue.
A GNU package should not refer the user to any non-free documentation
for free software. The need for free documentation to come with free
@@ -1537,7 +1556,7 @@
Index
*****
-$ keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1320)
+$ keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1333)
/gd/gnuorg directory: See 4.1. (line 175)
alpha.gnu.org, ftp site for test releases: See 9.4. (line 968)
AUTHORS file: See 4.3. (line 374)
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contributions, accepting: See 5. (line 698)
copyright notices in program files: See 4.5. (line 431)
copyright papers: See 4.1. (line 158)
-cvs keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1320)
-CVS repository: See 13. (line 1458)
+cvs keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1333)
+CVS repository: See 13. (line 1477)
data base of GNU copyright assignments: See 4.1. (line 169)
diff: See 9.2. (line 932)
+Directory, Free Software: See 14. (line 1502)
distribution, tar files: See 9.1. (line 883)
email, for receiving bug reports: See 7. (line 776)
-ethics: See 11. (line 1349)
-free software: See 12.1. (line 1398)
-Free Software Directory: See 14. (line 1483)
-FTP site: See 13. (line 1458)
+ethics: See 11. (line 1362)
+free software: See 12.1. (line 1417)
+Free Software Directory: See 14. (line 1502)
+FTP site: See 13. (line 1477)
ftp uploads, automated: See 9.5. (line 1011)
ftp.gnu.org, the GNU ftp site: See 9.3. (line 957)
-gendocs.sh: See 10.1. (line 1264)
-generating documentation output: See 10.1. (line 1264)
+gendocs.sh: See 10.1. (line 1277)
+generating documentation output: See 10.1. (line 1277)
GNU ftp site: See 9.3. (line 957)
-GNU/Linux: See 12.2. (line 1423)
-hosting: See 13. (line 1458)
+GNU/Linux: See 12.2. (line 1442)
+hosting: See 13. (line 1477)
legal matters: See 4. (line 152)
legal papers for changes in manuals: See 4.1. (line 244)
license notices in program files: See 4.6. (line 523)
-Linux: See 12.2. (line 1423)
+Linux: See 12.2. (line 1442)
mailing list for bug reports: See 7. (line 776)
-movements, Free Software and Open Source: See 12.1. (line 1398)
-open source: See 12.1. (line 1398)
+movements, Free Software and Open Source: See 12.1. (line 1417)
+open source: See 12.1. (line 1417)
patch: See 9.2. (line 932)
patches, against previous releases: See 9.2. (line 914)
-philosophy: See 11. (line 1349)
+philosophy: See 11. (line 1362)
pretest releases: See 9.4. (line 968)
-proofreading: See 15. (line 1491)
+proofreading: See 15. (line 1510)
quality of changes suggested by others: See 5. (line 698)
-rcs keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1320)
+rcs keywords in web pages: See 10.2. (line 1333)
recording contributors: See 4.3. (line 343)
registration: See 9.5.1. (line 1019)
-repository: See 13. (line 1458)
+repository: See 13. (line 1477)
responding to bug reports: See 7. (line 812)
-terminology: See 12. (line 1391)
+terminology: See 12. (line 1410)
test releases: See 9.4. (line 968)
time stamp in diffs: See 9.2. (line 932)
uploads: See 9.5.2. (line 1043)
uploads, registration for: See 9.5.1. (line 1019)
version control: See 8. (line 851)
web pages: See 10. (line 1210)
-web pages, and cvs keywords: See 10.2. (line 1320)
+web pages, and cvs keywords: See 10.2. (line 1333)
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<h2 class="chapter">11 Ethical and Philosophical Consideration</h2>
<p><a name="index-ethics-40"></a><a name="index-philosophy-41"></a>
-The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many times,
-this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when such
-technologies conflict with our ethics of software freedom.
+The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many
+times, this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when their
+use would conflict with our long-term goals.
<p>Software patents threaten the advancement of free software and freedom
-to program. For our safety (which includes yours), we try to avoid
-using algorithms and techniques that we know are patented in the US or
-elsewhere, unless the patent looks so absurd that we doubt it will be
-enforced, or we have a suitable patent license allowing release of free
-software.
-
- <p>Beyond that, sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a
-particular patented technology in order to encourage everyone to
-reject it. For example, until the GIF patents expired in 2006, we
-specified that GNU packages and web pages should not include GIF image
-files, and that equal or better support for other image formats such
-as PNG and JPEG was crucial. (These other formats remain superior, so
-there is still no particular reason to use GIF's.)
-
- <p>Software patents are not the only matter for ethical concern. A GNU
-package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor should it
-require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or IDE) to
-build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming language
-that does not have a free software implementation. Now that GNU/Linux
-systems are widely available, all GNU packages should function
-completely with the GNU/Linux system and not require any non-free
-software to build or function.
+to program. There are so many software patents in the US that any
+large program probably implements hundreds of patented techniques,
+unknown to the program's developers. It would be futile and
+self-defeating to try to find and avoid all these patents. But there
+are some patents which we know are likely to be used to threaten free
+software, so we make an effort to avoid the patented techniques. If
+you are concerned about the danger of a patent and would like advice,
+write to <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, and we will try
to help you get
+advice from a lawyer.
+
+ <p>Sometimes the GNU project takes a strong stand against a particular
+patented technology in order to encourage society to reject it.
+
+ <p>For example, the MP3 audio format is covered by a software patent in
+the USA and some other countries. A patent holder has threatened
+lawsuits against the developers of free programs (these are not GNU
+programs) to produce and play MP3, and some GNU/Linux distributors are
+afraid to include them. Development of the programs continues, but we
+campaign for the rejection of MP3 format in favo of Ogg Vorbis format.
+
+ <p>A GNU package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor
+should it require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or
+IDE) to build. Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming
+language that does not have a free software implementation. Now that
+GNU/Linux systems are widely available, all GNU packages should
+provide full functionality on a 100% free GNU/Linux system, and should
+not require any non-free software to build or function.
+The GNU Coding Standards say a lot more about this issue.
<p>A GNU package should not refer the user to any non-free documentation
for free software. The need for free documentation to come with free
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<h2 class="chapter">15 Using the Proofreaders List</h2>
-<p><a name="index-proofreading-53"></a>
+<p><a name="index-proofreading-54"></a>
If you want help finding errors in documentation,
or help improving the quality of writing,
or if you are not a native speaker of English
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<h2 class="chapter">10 Web Pages</h2>
<p><a name="index-web-pages-33"></a>
-Please write pages about your package for installation on
-<code>www.gnu.org</code>. The pages should follow our usual standards for web
+Please write web pages about your package for installation on
+<code>www.gnu.org</code>. They should follow our usual standards for web
pages (see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/server";>http://www.gnu.org/server</a>);
we chose them in order to
-support a wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather than
-flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
+support a wide variety of browsers, to focus on information rather
+than flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple and uniform.
<p>The simplest way to maintain the web pages for your project is to
register the project on <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>. Then you can edit
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images is still not recommended, as the PNG and JPEG formats are
generally superior. See <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html";>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html</a>.
+ <p>If you use a site other than <code>www.gnu.org</code>, please make sure
that
+the site runs on free software alone. (It is ok if the site uses
+unreleased custom software, since that is free in a trivial sense:
+there's only one user and it has the four freedoms.) If the web site
+for a GNU package runs on non-free software, the public will see this,
+and it will have the effect of granting legitimacy to the non-free
+program.
+
+ <p>If you use multiple sites, they should all follow that criterion.
+Please don't link to a site that is about your package, which the
+public might perceive as connected with it and reflecting the position
+of its developers, unless it follows that criterion.
+
<p>The web pages for the package should include its manuals, in HTML,
DVI, Info, PostScript, PDF, plain ASCII, and Texinfo format (source).
(All of these can be generated automatically from the Texinfo source
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