www/education edu-faq.html

[Dora Scilipoti]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Dora Scilipoti <dora>   12/12/27 15:09:38

Modified files:
        education      : edu-faq.html 

Log message:
        Modify title. Quote 'open source'. Add link to 
libreplanet.org/wiki/Group_list. Other minor rewording.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/education/edu-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.9&r2=1.10

Patches:
Index: edu-faq.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/education/edu-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -b -r1.9 -r1.10
--- edu-faq.html        10 Jun 2012 07:59:05 -0000      1.9
+++ edu-faq.html        27 Dec 2012 15:09:38 -0000      1.10
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <!-- Parent-Version: 1.57 -->
 
 <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<title>Educational Frequently Asked Questions - GNU Project - Free Software 
Foundation</title>
+<title>Frequently Asked Questions About Free Software and Education - GNU 
+Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
 
 <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
 <!--#include virtual="/education/po/edu-faq.translist" -->
 
 <div id="education-content">
-<h2>Educational Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
+<h2>Frequently Asked Questions About Free Software and Education</h2>
 
 <!-- begin edu navigation bar -->
 <ul id="edu-navigation">
@@ -39,83 +40,79 @@
 <p>Many Free Software advocates encounter difficulties when talking to 
 the administrators of educational institutions about the advantages of 
 using and teaching Free Software. Often school administrators have never 
-heard of Free Software or have heard only about Open Source, so they 
-raise many doubts. Here we put together some of the most common 
+heard of Free Software or have heard only about &ldquo;open source&rdquo;, 
+so they raise many doubts. Here we put together some of the most common 
 questions and the best possible answers to eliminate uncertainties.</p>
 
 <dl>
-                <dt>As a teacher, I've been trying hard to explain to the 
-                       school's administrators the advantages that Open Source 
software can 
-                       bring to our school, but they don't  seem to be 
interested.</dt>
+  <dt>As a teacher, I've been trying hard to explain to the school's 
+  administrators the advantages that open source software can bring to our 
+  school, but they don't  seem to be interested.</dt>
                        
                        <dd>
-                               <p>Open Source refers only to the technical 
advantages of software. 
-                               Schools may not be interested in that aspect 
since most probably 
-                               technical requirements are already satisfied by 
the proprietary 
-                               software in use. You need to talk to them in 
terms of Free Libre 
-                 Software, not Open Source, so that you can explain to them 
the 
-                 philosophical and ethical reasons why educational 
institutions 
-                 should reject proprietary software.</p>
-                               <p>See the <a 
href="/education/edu-why.html">Reasons 
-                               Why</a> educational institutions should use and 
teach 
-                               exclusively Free Software.</p>
+      <p>&ldquo;Open source&rdquo; refers only to the technical advantages 
+      of software. Schools may not be interested in that aspect since most 
+      probably technical requirements are already satisfied by the 
+      proprietary software in use. You need to talk to them in terms of 
+      Free Libre Software, not &ldquo;open source&rdquo;, so that you can 
+      explain to them the philosophical and ethical reasons why educational 
+      institutions should reject proprietary software.</p>
+
+      <p>See the reasons <a href="/education/edu-why.html">why educational 
+      institutions should use and teach exclusively Free Software.</a> </p>
                        </dd>
                        
-                       <dt>I would love to see all schools migrate to Free 
Software, but I 
-                       think it's hopeless. Proprietary software companies 
have too much 
-                       power, even over schools. The situation is 
discouraging.</dt>
+  <dt>I would love to see all schools migrate to Free Software, but I think 
+  it's hopeless. Proprietary software companies have too much power, even 
+  over schools. The situation is discouraging.</dt>
                        
                        <dd>
                                <p>While it is true that proprietary software 
corporations have
                                managed to impose their products on society by 
using schools as
-                               propaganda agents, it is also true that many 
schools around the
-                               world have adopted Free Software with excellent 
results.  See our
-                               <a href="/education/edu-cases.html">Case 
Studies</a> section 
-                               for some examples.</p>
+      propaganda agents, it is also true that many schools around the world 
+      have adopted Free Software with excellent results.  See our
+      <a href="/education/edu-cases.html">Case Studies</a> section for some 
+      examples.</p>
                                
                                <p>When we started the GNU Project back in 
1983, the situation was 
                                very discouraging for us too. We started from 
zero, and today 
                                millions of people around the world use Free 
Libre Software.</p>                
                        </dd>
                        
-                       <dt>I am the head of a technical institute and I would 
like to teach 
-                       our students the use and administration of a Free Libre 
platform, but 
-                       I have to comply with the curriculum established by the 
Ministry of 
-                       Education, which requires the teaching of proprietary 
platforms and 
-                       programs.</dt>
+  <dt>I am the head of a technical institute and I would like to teach our 
+  students the use and administration of a Free Libre platform, but I have 
+  to comply with the curriculum established by the Ministry of Education, 
+  which requires the teaching of proprietary platforms and programs.</dt>
                        
                        <dd>
     <p>If you are literally forced to teach nonfree software, you should
-    tell the students that you consider this software unethical, that 
+    tell your students that you consider this software unethical, that 
     you are doing this only because you are being forced, and that you 
     will do as little of it as possible so that you can move on to 
     freedom-respecting software.</p>                           
 
-    <p>We must not forget that schools have a great influence on 
-                               society, so making our students aware of the 
advantages of Free 
-                               Software is a way of putting pressure on 
decision makers. You can 
-    start by telling your students about Free Software and its ethical 
-    values, as they might never have heard of it. With your endorsement 
-    and support, this may lead to the formation of a Free Software Group 
+    <p>We must not forget that schools have a great influence on society, 
+    so making our students aware of the advantages of Free Software is a 
+    way of putting pressure on decision makers. You can start by telling 
+    your students about Free Software and its ethical values, as they might 
+    never have heard of it. With your endorsement and support, this may 
+    lead to the formation of a <a 
+    href="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group_list";>Free Software Group</a> 
     in your school. Then the group can make its voice heard by writing 
-    letters to the Ministry, holding events to promote Free Software, 
-    and other similar activities.</p>
+    letters to the Ministry, holding events to promote Free Software, and 
+    other similar activities.</p>
                                
-                               <p>When computer users will start demanding 
their rights, 
-    Governments will have to issue their laws accordingly. That is why 
-    political and social awareness are fundamental aspects which cannot 
-    be left aside when talking about Free Software.</p>
+    <p>When computer users will start demanding their rights, Governments 
+    will have to issue their laws accordingly. That is why political and 
+    social awareness is a fundamental aspect which cannot be left aside 
+    when talking about Free Software.</p>
                        </dd>
 </dl>
 
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+
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+
 <div id="footer">
 
 <p>Please send general FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2012/06/10 07:59:05 $
+$Date: 2012/12/27 15:09:38 $
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 </p>
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