www/philosophy use-free-software.html

[Yavor Doganov]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   08/07/24 13:14:23

Modified files:
        philosophy     : use-free-software.html 

Log message:
        Use entities; minor cleanups.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/use-free-software.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.16&r2=1.17

Patches:
Index: use-free-software.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/use-free-software.html,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -b -r1.16 -r1.17
--- use-free-software.html      19 Jun 2007 00:02:57 -0000      1.16
+++ use-free-software.html      24 Jul 2008 13:14:16 -0000      1.17
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@
 <!-- Change include statements to be consistent with the relevant -->
 <!-- language, where necessary. -->
 
-<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";><strong>Richard 
Stallman</strong></a></p>
+<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";><strong>Richard
+Stallman</strong></a></p>
 
 <p>
 It was 5 Jan 1984, twenty years ago today, that I quit my job at MIT
 to begin developing a free software operating system,
-<a href="/gnu/the-gnu-project.html">GNU</a>.  While we
-have never released a complete GNU system suitable for production use,
-a variant of the GNU system is now used by tens of millions of people
-who mostly are not aware it is such.  Free software does not mean
-"gratis"; it means that users are free to run the program, study the
-source code, change it, and redistribute it either with or without
-changes, either gratis or for a fee.</p>
+<a href="/gnu/the-gnu-project.html">GNU</a>.  While we have never
+released a complete GNU system suitable for production use, a variant
+of the GNU system is now used by tens of millions of people who mostly
+are not aware it is such.  Free software does not mean
+&ldquo;gratis&rdquo;; it means that users are free to run the program,
+study the source code, change it, and redistribute it either with or
+without changes, either gratis or for a fee.</p>
 
 <p>
 My hope was that a free operating system would open a path to escape
@@ -43,30 +44,30 @@
 <p>
 Today we have a large community of users who run GNU, Linux and other
 free software.  Thousands of people would like to extend this, and
-have adopted the goal of convincing more computer users to "use free
-software".  But what does it mean to "use free software"?  Does that
-mean escaping from proprietary software, or merely installing free
-programs alongside it?  Are we aiming to lead people to freedom, or
-just introduce them to our code?  In other words, are we working for
-freedom, or have we replaced that goal with the shallow goal of
-popularity?</p>
+have adopted the goal of convincing more computer users to &ldquo;use
+free software&rdquo;.  But what does it mean to &ldquo;use free
+software&rdquo;?  Does that mean escaping from proprietary software,
+or merely installing free programs alongside it?  Are we aiming to
+lead people to freedom, or just introduce them to our code?  In other
+words, are we working for freedom, or have we replaced that goal with
+the shallow goal of popularity?</p>
 
 <p>
 It's easy to get in the habit of overlooking this distinction, because
 in many common situations it makes no difference.  When you're trying
 to convince a person to try a free program, or to install the
-<a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a> operating system, either 
-goal would lead to the same practical conduct.  However, in other situations 
the two goals inspire
-very different actions.</p>
+<a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a> operating system,
+either goal would lead to the same practical conduct.  However, in
+other situations the two goals inspire very different actions.</p>
 
 <p>
 For instance, what should we say when the non-free Invidious video
 driver, the non-free Prophecy database, or the non-free Indonesia
 language interpreter and libraries, is released in a version that runs
-on GNU/Linux?  Should we thank the developers for this "support" for
-our system, or should we regard this non-free program like any
-other--as an attractive nuisance, a temptation to accept bondage, a
-problem to be solved?</p>
+on GNU/Linux?  Should we thank the developers for this
+&ldquo;support&rdquo; for our system, or should we regard this
+non-free program like any other&mdash;as an attractive nuisance, a
+temptation to accept bondage, a problem to be solved?</p>
 
 <p>
 If you take as your goal the increased popularity of certain free
@@ -106,13 +107,13 @@
 
 <p>
 The most effective way to strengthen our community for the future is
-to spread understanding of the value of freedom--to teach more people
-to recognize the moral unacceptability of non-free software.  People
-who value freedom are, in the long term, its best and essential
+to spread understanding of the value of freedom&mdash;to teach more
+people to recognize the moral unacceptability of non-free software.
+People who value freedom are, in the long term, its best and essential
 defense.</p>
 
 <hr />
-<h4>Originally published on Newsforge.</h4>
+<p><strong>Originally published on Newsforge.</strong></p>
 
 <!-- If needed, change the copyright block at the bottom. In general, -->
 <!-- all pages on the GNU web server should have the section about    -->
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
 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>
 
@@ -142,17 +143,16 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Copyright (C) 2004 Richard Stallman<br />
-51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
-<br />
-Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
+Copyright &copy; 2004 Richard Stallman
+</p>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
 permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.
 </p>
 
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/06/19 00:02:57 $
+$Date: 2008/07/24 13:14:16 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
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