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From: Yavor Doganov
Subject: www/philosophy your-freedom-needs-free-software...
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:42:22 +0000

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   08/07/27 13:42:22

Modified files:
        philosophy     : your-freedom-needs-free-software.html 

Log message:
        Add missing bits in the footer.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: your-freedom-needs-free-software.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- your-freedom-needs-free-software.html       4 Nov 2007 10:29:35 -0000       
1.4
+++ your-freedom-needs-free-software.html       27 Jul 2008 13:42:14 -0000      
1.5
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 <!-- language, where necessary. -->
 
 <p>Many of us know that governments can threaten the human rights of
-software users through censorship and surveillance of the
-Internet. Many do not realize that the software they run on their home
-or work computers can be an even worse threat.  Thinking of software
-as 'just a tool', they suppose that it obeys them, when in fact it
-often obeys others instead.</p>
+software users through censorship and surveillance of the Internet.
+Many do not realize that the software they run on their home or work
+computers can be an even worse threat.  Thinking of software as
+&lsquo;just a tool&rsquo;, they suppose that it obeys them, when in
+fact it often obeys others instead.</p>
 
 <p>The software running in most computers is <a
 href="/philosophy/categories.html#ProprietarySoftware">non-free,
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 own files, and what other programs are installed.  RealPlayer spies
 too; it reports what the user plays.  Cell phones are full of non-free
 software, which spies.  Cell phones send out localizing signals even
-when 'off', many can send out your precise GPS location whether you
-wish or not, and some models can be switched on remotely as listening
-devices.  Users can't fix these malicious features because they don't
-have control.</p>
+when &lsquo;off&rsquo;, many can send out your precise GPS location
+whether you wish or not, and some models can be switched on remotely
+as listening devices.  Users can't fix these malicious features
+because they don't have control.</p>
 
 <p>Some proprietary software is designed to restrict and attack its
 users.  <a href="http://badvista.org/";>Windows Vista</a> is a big
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
 restrictions.  Microsoft thus requires users to pay for shiny new
 shackles.  It is also designed to permit forced updating by corporate
 authority.  Hence the <a href="http://badvista.org/";>BadVista.org</a>
-campaign, which urges Windows users not to 'upgrade' to Vista.  Mac OS
-also contains features designed to restrict its users.</p>
+campaign, which urges Windows users not to &lsquo;upgrade&rsquo; to
+Vista.  Mac OS also contains features designed to restrict its
+users.</p>
 
 <p>Microsoft has installed back doors for the US government's use in
 the past (<a
@@ -68,14 +69,14 @@
 
 <p>A special problem occurs when activists for social change use
 proprietary software, because its developers, who control it, may be
-companies they wish to protest&ndash;or that work hand in glove with the
+companies they wish to protest&mdash;or that work hand in glove with the
 states whose policies they oppose.  Control of our software by a
 proprietary software company, whether it be Microsoft, Apple, Adobe or
 Skype, means control of what we can say, and to whom.  This threatens
 our freedom in all areas of life.</p>
 
 <p>There is also danger in using a company's server to do your word
-processing or email&ndash;and not just if you are in China, as US lawyer
+processing or email&mdash;and not just if you are in China, as US lawyer
 Michael Springmann discovered.  In 2003, AOL not only handed over to
 the police his confidential discussions with clients, it also made his
 email and his address list disappear, and didn't admit this was
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
 
 <p>The US is not the only state that doesn't respect human rights, so
 keep your data on your own computer, and your backups under your own
-custody&ndash;and run your computer with Free/Libre software.</p>
+custody&mdash;and run your computer with Free/Libre software.</p>
 
 <!-- If needed, change the copyright block at the bottom. In general, -->
 <!-- all pages on the GNU web server should have the section about    -->
@@ -97,13 +98,34 @@
 <div id="footer">
 
 <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> 
+the FSF.
+<br />
+Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Please see the 
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations
+README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
+translations of this article.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 Copyright &copy; 2007 Richard Stallman
 </p>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are
+permitted worldwide, without royalty, in any medium, provided this
+notice, and the copyright notice, are preserved.
+</p>
 
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/11/04 10:29:35 $
+$Date: 2008/07/27 13:42:14 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>
@@ -111,18 +133,19 @@
 <div id="translations">
 <h4>Translations of this page</h4>
 
-<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical by language code. -->
 <!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is German. -->
 <!-- Write the language name in its own language (Deutsch) in the text. -->
 <!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
 <!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
-<!--  - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
 <!--  - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
 <!--  - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
 <!--  - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
 <!--  to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
-<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right, cf. -->
-<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the language code right; see: -->
+<!-- http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php -->
+<!-- If the 2-letter ISO 639-1 code is not available, -->
+<!-- use the 3-letter ISO 639-2. -->
 <!-- Please use W3C normative character entities. -->
 
 <ul class="translations-list">
@@ -133,9 +156,8 @@
 <!-- English -->
 <li><a 
href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html">English</a>&nbsp;[en]</li>
 <!-- French -->
-<li><a 
href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.fr.html">French</a>&nbsp;[fr]</li>
+<li><a 
href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.fr.html">Fran&ccedil;ais</a>&nbsp;[fr]</li>
 </ul>
-
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>




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