www/philosophy words-to-avoid.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       17/07/31 20:57:52

Modified files:
        philosophy     : words-to-avoid.html 

Log message:
        (PowerPoint): Minor clarification.
        (MP3Player): Minor rewrite.
        (Product): New item.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.238&r2=1.239

Patches:
Index: words-to-avoid.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html,v
retrieving revision 1.238
retrieving revision 1.239
diff -u -b -r1.238 -r1.239
--- words-to-avoid.html 1 Aug 2017 00:54:57 -0000       1.238
+++ words-to-avoid.html 1 Aug 2017 00:57:52 -0000       1.239
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
 |<span class="gnun-split"></span><!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM --> &ldquo;<a
        href="#PowerPoint">PowerPoint</a>&rdquo;
 |<span class="gnun-split"></span><!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM --> &ldquo;<a
+       href="#Product">Product</a>&rdquo;
+|<span class="gnun-split"></span><!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM --> &ldquo;<a
        href="#Protection">Protection</a>&rdquo;
 |<span class="gnun-split"></span><!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM --> &ldquo;<a
        href="#RAND">RAND</a>&rdquo;
@@ -887,13 +889,13 @@
 <!-- The MP3 patents will reportedly expire by 2018.  -->
 
 In the late 1990s it became feasible to make portable, solid-state
-digital audio players. Most support the patented MP3 codec, but not
-all.  Some support the patent-free audio codecs Ogg Vorbis and FLAC,
-and may not even support MP3-encoded files at all, precisely to avoid
-these patents.  To call such players &ldquo;MP3 players&rdquo; is not
-only confusing, it also privileges the MP3 that we ought to reject.
-We suggest the terms &ldquo;digital audio player,&rdquo;
-or simply &ldquo;audio player&rdquo; if context permits.</p>
+digital audio players. Most supported the patented MP3 codec, but not
+all.  Some players support the patent-free audio codecs Ogg Vorbis and
+FLAC, and may not even support MP3-encoded files at all, precisely to
+avoid these patents.  To call such players &ldquo;MP3 players&rdquo;
+is not only confusing, it also privileges the MP3 format that we ought
+to reject.  We suggest the terms &ldquo;digital audio player,&rdquo;
+or simply &ldquo;audio player&rdquo; when that's clear enough.</p>
 
 <!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM -->
 <!-- GNUN-SORT-BEGIN-KEY -->
@@ -980,8 +982,23 @@
 of slide presentation.  &ldquo;PowerPoint&rdquo; is just the name of
 one particular proprietary program to make presentations.  For your
 freedom's sake, you should use only free software to make your
-presentations.  Recommended options include TeX's <tt>beamer</tt>
-class and LibreOffice.org's Impress.</p>
+presentations&mdash;which means, <em>not PowerPoint</em>.  Recommended
+options include TeX's <tt>beamer</tt> class and LibreOffice.org's
+Impress.</p>
+
+<!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM -->
+<!-- GNUN-SORT-BEGIN-KEY -->
+<h3 id="Product">&ldquo;Product&rdquo;</h3>
+<!-- GNUN-SORT-END-KEY -->
+<p>
+If you're talking about a product, by all means call it that.
+However, when referring to a service, please do not call it a
+&ldquo;product.&rdquo; If a service provider calls the service a
+&ldquo;product,&rdquo; please firmly insist on calling it a
+&ldquo;service.&rdquo; If a service provider calls a package deal a
+&ldquo;product,&rdquo; please firmly insist on calling it a
+&ldquo;deal.&rdquo;
+</p>
 
 <!-- GNUN-SORT-NEXT-ITEM -->
 <!-- GNUN-SORT-BEGIN-KEY -->
@@ -1299,7 +1316,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/08/01 00:54:57 $
+$Date: 2017/08/01 00:57:52 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>