www/music writing-fs-song.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       09/11/27 03:39:23

Modified files:
        music          : writing-fs-song.html 

Log message:
        Add footnote to explain "filksinging".

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/music/writing-fs-song.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.5&r2=1.6

Patches:
Index: writing-fs-song.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/music/writing-fs-song.html,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -b -r1.5 -r1.6
--- writing-fs-song.html        24 Dec 2007 11:40:54 -0000      1.5
+++ writing-fs-song.html        27 Nov 2009 03:39:09 -0000      1.6
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 <h2>Writing the Free Software Song</h2>
 <p>This is the story of the writing of the <a 
href="/music/free-software-song.html">Free Software Song</a>.</p>
 
-<p>I wrote the free software song at a filksinging session at a science
-fiction convention.  It was a "bardic circle" session, which means
-each person in turn around the hall had the chance to either sing or
-ask someone else to sing.  I had just had my turn, and there were 20
-or more people there, so I knew it would be a long time before I had
-another turn.  I decided to pass the time writing a filksong.  This
-meant I was not starting with any particular inspiration in mind.  I
-had to look for what to write about and how.</p>
+<p>I wrote the free software song at a <a href="#filksinging">
+filksinging</a> session at a science fiction convention, probably in
+early 1991.  It was a "bardic circle" session, which means each person
+in turn around the hall had the chance to either sing or ask someone
+else to sing.  I had just had my turn, and there were 20 or more
+people there, so I knew it would be a long time before I had another
+turn.  I decided to pass the time writing a filksong.  This meant I
+was not starting with any particular inspiration in mind.  I had to
+look for what to write about and how.</p>
 
 <p>So first I asked myself, what topic should it be about?  I realized
 I had never written a filksong relating to free software, so I figured
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@
 
 <p>I responded, "Don't be sorry, it's fun when that happens."</p>
 
+<p><a id="filksinging">&ldquo;filksong&rdquo;</a> started as a typo
+for &ldquo;folksong&rdquo;, and the term was adopted in in science
+fiction fandom to refer to the practice of singing songs that relate
+to science fiction topics or other any other topic that was considered
+interesting or funny.  Some of the people who sing these songs also
+write some.  Many of these songs put new words to existing tunes, and
+such a song is called a &ldquo;filk&rdquo; of the original song.
+Thus, the free software song is a filk of Sadi Moma.</p>
+
 </div>
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
 
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Copyright &copy; 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2006 Richard Stallman<br />
+Copyright &copy; 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 Richard 
Stallman<br />
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -57,7 +67,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/12/24 11:40:54 $
+$Date: 2009/11/27 03:39:09 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>