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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: www/distros free-distros.html
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:09:20 +0000

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/04/15 23:09:20

Modified files:
        distros        : free-distros.html 

Log message:
        Clarify what these distros reject: nonfree software and nonfree
        documentation.  Explain that distros must be maintained to be listed.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/free-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.86&r2=1.87

Patches:
Index: free-distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/free-distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.86
retrieving revision 1.87
diff -u -b -r1.86 -r1.87
--- free-distros.html   14 Apr 2014 04:33:04 -0000      1.86
+++ free-distros.html   15 Apr 2014 23:09:19 -0000      1.87
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 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.
+nonfree firmware &ldquo;blobs&rdquo;, nonfree games, and any other
+nonfree software, as well as nonfree manuals or documentation.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -37,18 +37,22 @@
 Bucks</a>, while we inform the developers so they can fix the
 problem.</p>
 
+<p>
+Fixing freedom bugs is an ethical requirement for listing a distro
+here; therefore, we list only distros that are currently maintained by
+people who are ready to fix them.</p>
+
 <p><strong>All of the distributions that follow are installable to a
 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>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>
+order.  We encourage you to read these brief descriptions and to
+consult their respective web sites and other information to choose the
+one best for you.</p>
+
+<p>We hope other distributions will become entirely free and that some
+day we can list then here.</p>
 
 <!-- Do not add or remove anything from this list without a lot of discussion, 
following 
      the usual process, and confirmation by RMS. See 
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/04/14 04:33:04 $
+$Date: 2014/04/15 23:09:19 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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