www/philosophy no-word-attachments.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       09/12/15 15:14:50

Modified files:
        philosophy     : no-word-attachments.html 

Log message:
        Minor cleanups.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.59&r2=1.60

Patches:
Index: no-word-attachments.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html,v
retrieving revision 1.59
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -b -r1.59 -r1.60
--- no-word-attachments.html    17 May 2009 07:40:34 -0000      1.59
+++ no-word-attachments.html    15 Dec 2009 15:14:44 -0000      1.60
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 <p>
 Don't you just hate receiving Word documents in email messages?  Word
-attachments are annoying, but worse than that, they impede people from
+attachments are annoying, but, worse than that, they impede people from
 switching to free software.  Maybe we can stop this practice with a
 simple collective effort.  All we have to do is ask each person who
 sends us a Word file to reconsider that way of doing things.</p>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 <p>
 Many GNU users who receive Word documents try to find ways to handle
 them.  You can manage to find the somewhat obfuscated ASCII text in
-the file by skimming through it.  Free software today can read some
+the file by skimming through it.  Free software today can read most
 Word documents, but not all&mdash;the format is secret and has not been
 entirely decoded.  Even worse, Microsoft can change it at any time.</p>
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 event, it is natural to try to cope by finding a way to read it.  But
 as an instance of a pernicious systematic practice, it calls for a
 different approach.  Managing to read the file is treating a symptom
-of an epidemic disease.  What we really want to do is stop the disease
+of an epidemic disease; what we really want to do is stop the disease
 from spreading.  That means we must convince people not to send or
 post Word documents.</p>
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 that would not apply to an individual's actions.</p>
 
 <p>
-Some recruiters ask for resumes in Word format.  Amazingly, some
+Some recruiters ask for resumes in Word format.  Ludicrously, some
 recruiters do this even when looking for someone for a free software
 job.  (Anyone using those recruiters for free software jobs is not
 likely to get a competent employee.)  To help change this practice,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 <p>
 <em>Receiving Word documents is bad for you because they can carry
 viruses (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus).
-Sending Word documents is bad for you, because a Word document
+Sending Word documents is bad for you because a Word document
 normally includes hidden information about the author, enabling those
 in the know to pry into the author's activities (maybe yours).  Text
 that you think you deleted may still be embarrassingly present.  
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@
 Type.</em></p>
 
 <p>
-<em>Your computer may also have a program to convert to pdf format.
+<em>Your computer may also have a program to convert to PDF format.
 Select File => Print.  Scroll through available printers and select
-the pdf converter.  Click on the Print button and enter a name for the
-pdf file when requested.</em></p>
+the PDF converter.  Click on the Print button and enter a name for the
+PDF file when requested.</em></p>
 
 <p>
 <em>See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html for more
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 <hr />
 
 <p>
-John D. Ramsdell suggests people to discourage the use of proprietary
+John D. Ramsdell suggests people discourage the use of proprietary
 attachments by making a small statement in their <kbd>.signature</kbd>
 file:</p>
 
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@
 
 <p>
 <a href="/philosophy/papadopoulos-response.html">Here is a response
-letter</a> by Alexandros Papadopoulos to an email message with word
+letter</a> by Alexandros Papadopoulos to an email message with a Word
 attachment.</p>
 
 <hr />
 
 <p>
 Kevin Cole of the Gallaudet University in Washington,
-D.C <a href="/philosophy/kevin-cole-response.html">sends out this
+DC, <a href="/philosophy/kevin-cole-response.html">sends out this
 automatic reply message</a> whenever he receives a word
 attachment.  (I think it is
 better to send the responses by hand, and make it clear that you have
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2009/05/17 07:40:34 $
+$Date: 2009/12/15 15:14:44 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>