www/distros distros.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       12/04/16 09:51:44

Modified files:
        distros        : distros.html 

Log message:
        Clarify explanation of the two problems of nonfree distros.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.19&r2=1.20

Patches:
Index: distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/distros/distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- distros.html        4 Apr 2012 13:15:38 -0000       1.19
+++ distros.html        16 Apr 2012 09:51:23 -0000      1.20
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
 </ul>
 
 <p>
+The first problem is a direct problem: it affects users of the
+distro, if they install the nonfree software.  However, the second
+problem is the more important one, because it affects the community as
+a whole.
+
+<p>
 The developers of nonfree distros don't say, &ldquo;We apologize for
 the presence of nonfree components in our distribution.  We don't know
 what possessed us to include them.  We hope that next release we will
@@ -74,9 +80,10 @@
 <p>
 Instead, they generally present the nonfree software in their systems
 as a positive feature; they say that their goal is &ldquo;the best
-possible user experience&rdquo;, rather than freedom.  In other words,
-they convey a message directly opposed to the free software movement's
-core goal.
+possible user experience&rdquo;, or something like that, rather than
+freedom.  In other words, they lead people to place convenience above
+freedom &mdash; working directly against our campaign to make freedom
+the primary goal.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -117,7 +124,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2012/04/04 13:15:38 $
+$Date: 2012/04/16 09:51:23 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>