www/gnu manifesto.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       15/06/02 12:27:36

Modified files:
        gnu            : manifesto.html 

Log message:
        Clarify history of manifesto.
        Improve recommendations about installing GNU/Linux.
        Criticize "open source".

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/gnu/manifesto.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.69&r2=1.70

Patches:
Index: manifesto.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/gnu/manifesto.html,v
retrieving revision 1.69
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -b -r1.69 -r1.70
--- manifesto.html      12 Apr 2014 12:39:38 -0000      1.69
+++ manifesto.html      2 Jun 2015 12:27:36 -0000       1.70
@@ -6,22 +6,29 @@
 <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
 <h2>The GNU Manifesto</h2>
 
-<p> The GNU Manifesto (which appears below) was written by <a
-href="http://www.stallman.org/";>Richard Stallman</a> at the beginning
-of the GNU Project, to ask for participation and support.  For the
-first few years, it was updated in minor ways to account for
-developments, but now it seems best to leave it unchanged as most
-people have seen it.</p>
+<p> The GNU Manifesto (which appears below) was written
+by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/";>Richard Stallman</a> in 1985 to
+ask for support in developing the GNU operating system.  Part of the
+text was taken from the original announcement of 1983.  Through 1987,
+it was updated in minor ways to account for developments; since then,
+it seems best to leave it unchanged.</p>
 
 <p>Since that time, we have learned about certain common
 misunderstandings that different wording could help avoid.  Footnotes
 added since 1993 help clarify these points.</p>
 
-<p>For up-to-date information about the available GNU software, please
-see the information available on our <a href="/home.html">web
-server</a>, in particular our <a href="/software/software.html">list
-of software</a>.  For how to contribute, see <a
-href="/help/help.html">http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html</a>.</p>
+<p>If you want to install the GNU/Linux system, we recommend you use
+one of the <a href="/distros">100% free software GNU/Linux
+distributions</a>.  For how to contribute,
+see <a href="/help/help.html">http://www.gnu.org/help</a>.</p>
+
+<p>The GNU Project is part of the Free Software Movement, a campaign
+for <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">freedom for users of
+software</a>.  It is a mistake to associate GNU with the term
+&ldquo;open source&rdquo;&mdash;that term was coined in 1998 by people
+who disagree with the Free Software Movement's ethical values.  They
+use it to promote an
+<a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">amoral approach</a> to 
the same field.</p>
 
 <h3 id="whats-gnu">What's GNU?  Gnu's Not Unix!</h3>
 
@@ -724,7 +731,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/04/12 12:39:38 $
+$Date: 2015/06/02 12:27:36 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>