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From: |
Richard M. Stallman |
Subject: |
www/philosophy free-software-even-more-importan... |
Date: |
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:36:10 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 13/12/29 11:36:10
Modified files:
philosophy : free-software-even-more-important.html
Log message:
Merge the two NSA spying paragraphs and avoid duplicating link URLs in
the text.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.6&r2=1.7
Patches:
Index: free-software-even-more-important.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -b -r1.6 -r1.7
--- free-software-even-more-important.html 29 Dec 2013 11:30:54 -0000
1.6
+++ free-software-even-more-important.html 29 Dec 2013 11:36:10 -0000
1.7
@@ -194,21 +194,17 @@
service programmed and run by an entity other than the state, since
this would be SaaSS.</p>
-<p>Proprietary software has no security at all in one crucial
-case—against its developer. And the developer may help others
-attack. Microsoft shows Windows bugs to the US government digital
-spying agency, the NSA, before fixing them. (See
+<p>Proprietary software has no security at all in one crucial case
+— against its developer. And the developer may help others attack.
<a
href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/nsa-gets-early-access-to-zero-day-data-from-microsoft-others/">
-http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/nsa-gets-early-access-to-zero-day-data-from-microsoft-others/</a>).
-We do not know whether Apple does likewise, but it is under the same
-government pressure as Microsoft.</p>
-
-<p>Thus, if the government of any other country uses such software, it
+Microsoft shows Windows bugs to the NSA</a> (the US government digital
+spying agency) before fixing them. We do not know whether Apple does
+likewise, but it is under the same government pressure as Microsoft.
+If the government of any other country uses such software, it
endangers national security. Do you want the NSA to break into your
-government's computers? See <a
-href="/philosophy/government-free-software.html">
-http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/government-free-software.html</a> for
-our suggested policies for governments to promote free software.</p>
+government's computers? See
+our <a href="/philosophy/government-free-software.html">suggested
+policies for governments to promote free software</a>.</p>
<h3>Free Software and Education</h3>
@@ -334,7 +330,7 @@
<p>Updated:
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-$Date: 2013/12/29 11:30:54 $
+$Date: 2013/12/29 11:36:10 $
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</p>
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