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From: Therese Godefroy
Subject: www/philosophy is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program...
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 05:28:52 -0500 (EST)

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 21/11/28 05:28:52

Modified files:
        philosophy     : is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html 

Log message:
        Simplify the footnotes.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.27&r2=1.28

Patches:
Index: is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -b -r1.27 -r1.28
--- is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html       1 Oct 2021 10:55:56 -0000       
1.27
+++ is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html       28 Nov 2021 10:28:52 -0000      
1.28
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
 <title>Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program? 
 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!--
+a.ftn { font-size: .94em; }
+--></style>
  <!--#include 
virtual="/philosophy/po/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.translist" -->
 <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
 <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" -->
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@
 
 <p>If you run a nonfree program on your computer, it denies your
 freedom; the immediate wrong is directed at
-you.(<a id="footnote-rev" href="#footnote">*</a>)</p>
+you&#8239;<a class="ftn" href="#f1">[1]</a>.</p>
 
 <p>That does <em>not</em> mean you're an &ldquo;evildoer&rdquo; or
 &ldquo;sinner&rdquo; for running a nonfree program.  When the harm
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
 <p>But there is one special case where using some nonfree software, and
 even urging others to use it, can be a positive thing. That's when
 the use of the nonfree software aims directly at putting an end to the
-use of that very same nonfree software.</p>
+use of that very same nonfree software&#8239;<a class="ftn" 
href="#f2">[2]</a>.</p>
 
 <h3>In the past</h3>
 
@@ -116,19 +119,12 @@
 limits, and crucial for the progress of free software, but we must
 resist stretching it any further lest it turn into an all-purpose
 excuse for any profitable activity with nonfree software.</p>
-
-<h3>Author's note</h3>
-
-<p>Occasionally it is necessary to use and even upgrade a nonfree
-system on a machine in order to install a free system to replace it on
-that machine.  This is not exactly the same issue, but the same
-arguments apply: it is legitimate to recommend running some nonfree
-software momentarily in order to remove it.</p>
 <div class="column-limit"></div>
 
-<h3 class="footnote">Footnote</h3>
-
-<p><a href="#footnote-rev" id="footnote">[*]</a> Using the nonfree 
+<h3 class="footnote">Footnotes</h3>
+<ol>
+<li id="f1">
+<p>Using the nonfree 
 program can have unfortunate indirect effects, such as rewarding the 
 perpetrator and encouraging more use of that program.  This is a 
 further reason to shun use of nonfree programs.</p>
@@ -146,6 +142,16 @@
 
 <p>However, we think that the truly moral path is to carefully reject
 such agreements.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li id="f2">
+<p>Occasionally it is necessary to use and even upgrade a nonfree
+system on a machine in order to install a free system to replace it on
+that machine.  This is not exactly the same issue, but the same
+arguments apply: it is legitimate to recommend running some nonfree
+software momentarily in order to remove it.</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
 </div>
 
 </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/10/01 10:55:56 $
+$Date: 2021/11/28 10:28:52 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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