www/distros free-distros.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/04/13 23:43:10

Modified files:
        distros        : free-distros.html 

Log message:
        Rewrite the introduction.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/free-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.84&r2=1.85

Patches:
Index: free-distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/free-distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.84
retrieving revision 1.85
diff -u -b -r1.84 -r1.85
--- free-distros.html   12 Apr 2014 12:39:32 -0000      1.84
+++ free-distros.html   13 Apr 2014 23:43:09 -0000      1.85
@@ -9,33 +9,46 @@
 <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
 <h2>Free GNU/Linux distributions</h2>
 
-<p><em><span class="highlight">The FSF is not responsible for other
-web sites, or how up-to-date their information is.</span></em></p>
+<blockquote><em><span class="highlight">The FSF is not responsible for other
+web sites, or how up-to-date their information is.</span></em></blockquote>
 
-<p>Below are the complete,
-ready-to-use <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a>
-distributions we know follow
+<p>This page lists the <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a>
+distributions that are
+entirely <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free</a> as in freedom.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+These distros are ready-to-use full systems whose developers have made
+a commitment to follow
 the <a href="/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html">Guidelines
-for Free System Distributions</a>.  They have a firm policy commitment
-to only include and only propose free software.  They reject non-free
-applications, non-free programming platforms, non-free drivers, or
-non-free firmware &ldquo;blobs&rdquo;.  If by mistake they do include
-any, they remove it.  If you have found such non-free software or
-documentation in one of these distributions, you can
-<a href="/help/gnu-bucks.html">report the issue and earn GNU
-Bucks</a>.</p>
+for Free System Distributions</a>.  This means these distros will
+include, and propose, exclusively free software.  They will reject
+nonfree applications, nonfree programming platforms, nonfree drivers,
+nonfree firmware &ldquo;blobs&rdquo;, nonfree games, and nonfree
+anything else.
+</p>
 
-<p>Other distributions are making efforts to move toward a completely
-free system.  We thank them for their ongoing work to achieve that goal,
-and hope to list them here some day.</p>
+<p>
+If one of these distros ever does include or propose anything nonfree,
+that must have happened by mistake, and the developers commit to
+removing it.  If you find nonfree software or documentation in one of
+these distributions, you can
+<a href="/help/gnu-bucks.html">report the problem, and earn GNU
+Bucks</a>, while we inform the developers so they can fix the
+problem.</p>
 
 <p><strong>All of the distributions that follow are installable to a
-computer's hard drive and most can be run live.</strong></p>
+computer's hard drive; most can be run live.</strong></p>
+
+<p>We do not try to judge or compare these distros based on any
+criterion other than freedom; therefore, we list them in alphabetical
+order.  We encourage you to read these brief descriptions and even
+more to explore their respective web sites and other information to
+choose the one best for you.</p>
 
-<p>We cannot make a general recommendation for using one over another,
-so they are listed here in alphabetical order.  We encourage you to read
-these brief descriptions and even more to explore their respective web
-sites and other information to choose the one best for you.</p>
+<p>Other distributions are making efforts to move toward a completely
+free system.  We thank them for their ongoing work to achieve that goal,
+and hope to list them here some day.</p>
 
 <!-- Do not add or remove anything from this list without a lot of discussion, 
following 
      the usual process, and confirmation by RMS. See 
@@ -203,7 +216,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/04/12 12:39:32 $
+$Date: 2014/04/13 23:43:09 $
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 </p>
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