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Jeanne Rasata |
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www/philosophy programs-must-not-limit-freedom-... |
Date: |
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:24:07 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Jeanne Rasata <jrasata> 15/12/31 22:24:07
Modified files:
philosophy : programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html
Log message:
"freedom zero" to "freedom 0," like it is in free-sw
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.6&r2=1.7
Patches:
Index: programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -b -r1.6 -r1.7
--- programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html 12 Apr 2014 12:40:35 -0000
1.6
+++ programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html 31 Dec 2015 22:24:06 -0000
1.7
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
<p>Free software means software controlled by its users, rather than the
reverse. Specifically, it means the software comes with <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">four essential freedoms
-that software users deserve</a>. At the head of the list is freedom zero,
+that software users deserve</a>. At the head of the list is freedom 0,
the freedom to run the program as you wish, in order to do what you wish.</p>
<p>Some developers propose to place usage restrictions in software
licenses to ban using the program for certain purposes, but that would
-be a disastrous path. This article explains why freedom zero must not
+be a disastrous path. This article explains why freedom 0 must not
be limited. Conditions to limit the use of a program would achieve
little of their aims, but could wreck the free software community.</p>
-<p>First of all, let's be clear what freedom zero means. It means that
+<p>First of all, let's be clear what freedom 0 means. It means that
the distribution of the software does not restrict how you use it.
This doesn't make you exempt from laws. For instance, fraud is a
crime in the US—a law which I think is right and proper.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
themselves to activities you disapprove of.</p>
<p>The conclusion is clear: a program must not restrict what jobs its
-users do with it. Freedom zero must be complete. We need to stop
+users do with it. Freedom 0 must be complete. We need to stop
torture, but we can't do it through software licenses. The proper job
of software licenses is to establish and protect users' freedom.</p>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/04/12 12:40:35 $
+$Date: 2015/12/31 22:24:06 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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