www/gnu gnu-history.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       07/12/30 22:39:24

Modified files:
        gnu            : gnu-history.html 

Log message:
        a few links, #351610

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/gnu-history.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34

Patches:
Index: gnu-history.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/gnu-history.html,v
retrieving revision 1.33
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -b -r1.33 -r1.34
--- gnu-history.html    19 Jun 2007 00:03:59 -0000      1.33
+++ gnu-history.html    30 Dec 2007 22:39:18 -0000      1.34
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@
 The <a href="http://fsf.org/";>Free Software Foundation</a> was
 founded in October 1985, initially to raise funds to help develop GNU.</p>
 
-<p>
-By 1990 we had either found or written all the major components except
-one&mdash;the kernel.  Then Linux, a Unix-like kernel, was developed by
-Linus Torvalds in 1991 and made free software in 1992..  Combining
-Linux with the almost-complete GNU system resulted in a complete
-operating system: the GNU/Linux system.  Estimates are that tens of
-millions of people now use GNU/Linux systems, including Slackware,
-Debian, Red Hat, and others.</p>
+<p>By 1990 we had either found or written all the major components
+except one&mdash;the kernel.  Then Linux, a Unix-like kernel, was
+developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and made free software in 1992.
+Combining Linux with the almost-complete GNU system resulted in a
+complete operating system: the GNU/Linux system.  Estimates are that
+tens of millions of people now use GNU/Linux systems, typically via <a
+href="/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributions">distributions</a>
+such as Slackware, Debian, Red Hat, and others.</p>
 
 <p>
 However, the GNU Project is not limited to the core operating system.
@@ -96,19 +96,18 @@
 <p>
 We also want to provide software for users who are not computer
 experts.  Therefore we developed a
-<a href="http://www.gnome.org/";>graphical desktop</a> to help
+<a href="http://www.gnome.org/";>graphical desktop (called GNOME)</a> to help
 beginners use the GNU system.</p>
 
-<p>
-We also want to provide games and other recreations.  Some free games
-are already available.</p>
+<p>We also want to provide games and other recreations.  Plenty of <a
+href="http://directory.fsf.org/category/games/";>free games</a> are
+already available.</p>
 
 <p>
 How far can free software go?  There are no limits, except when laws
-such as the patent system prohibit free software entirely.  The
-ultimate goal is to provide free software to do all of the jobs
-computer users want to do&mdash;and thus make proprietary software
-obsolete.</p>
+such as the patent system prohibit free software entirely.  The ultimate
+goal is to provide free software to do all of the jobs computer users
+want to do&mdash;and thus make proprietary software obsolete.</p>
 
 </div>
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/06/19 00:03:59 $
+$Date: 2007/12/30 22:39:18 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>