www/philosophy free-hardware-designs.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       16/08/28 18:35:50

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-hardware-designs.html 

Log message:
        Use "free hardware" less, and say more clearly that we don't
        recommend the term.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.12&r2=1.13

Patches:
Index: free-hardware-designs.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -b -r1.12 -r1.13
--- free-hardware-designs.html  23 Mar 2016 12:49:16 -0000      1.12
+++ free-hardware-designs.html  28 Aug 2016 18:35:50 -0000      1.13
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 same four freedoms that define free software.</p>
 
 <p>Then we can refer to hardware made from a free design as
-&ldquo;free hardware,&rdquo; or &ldquo;free-design hardware&rdquo;
-to avoid possible misunderstanding.</p>
+&ldquo;free hardware,&rdquo; but &ldquo;free-design hardware&rdquo; is
+a clearer term since it avoids possible misunderstanding.</p>
 
 <p>People first encountering the idea of free software often think it
 means you can get a copy gratis.  Many free programs are available for
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 <p>The terms &ldquo;open hardware&rdquo; and &ldquo;open source
 hardware&rdquo; are used by some with the same concrete meaning as
-&ldquo;free hardware,&rdquo; but those terms downplay freedom as an
+&ldquo;free-design hardware,&rdquo; but those terms downplay freedom as an
 issue.  They were derived from the term &ldquo;open source
 software,&rdquo; which refers more or less to free software but <a
 href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">without talking
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 propaganda term &ldquo;<a
 href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Protection">protection</a>.&rdquo;</p>
 
-<h3 id="promoting">Promoting Free Hardware Through Repositories</h3>
+<h3 id="promoting">Promoting Free Hardware Designs Through Repositories</h3>
 
 <p>The most effective way to push for published hardware designs to be
 free is through rules in the repositories where they are published.
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 of hardware designs, but source formats that cannot yet be handled
 with free software should be accepted reluctantly at best.</p>
 
-<h3 id="warranties">Free Hardware and Warranties</h3>
+<h3 id="warranties">Free Hardware Designs and Warranties</h3>
 
 <p>In general, the authors of free hardware designs have no moral
 obligation to offer a warranty to those that fabricate the design.
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/03/23 12:49:16 $
+$Date: 2016/08/28 18:35:50 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>