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diff --git a/examples/blog/articles/scrap1_10.html b/examples/blog/articles/scrap1_10.html index 1e2d49c8..c2d964c5 100644 --- a/examples/blog/articles/scrap1_10.html +++ b/examples/blog/articles/scrap1_10.html @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/loose.dtd"> -<html> -<!-- This is the second edition of Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman. +<html><!-- This is the second edition of Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman. Free Software Foundation @@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ ISBN 978-0-9831592-0-9 Cover design by Rob Myers. Cover photograph by Peter Hinely. - --> -<!-- Created on February 18, 2016 by texi2html 1.82 + --><!-- Created on February 18, 2016 by texi2html 1.82 texi2html was written by: Lionel Cons <Lionel.Cons@cern.ch> (original author) Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> @@ -29,17 +27,7 @@ texi2html was written by: and many others. Maintained by: Many creative people. Send bugs and suggestions to <texi2html-bug@nongnu.org> ---> -<head> -<title>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.: 10. Selling Free Software</title> - -<meta name="description" content="This is the second edition of Richard Stallman's collection of essays."> -<meta name="keywords" content="Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.: 10. Selling Free Software"> -<meta name="resource-type" content="document"> -<meta name="distribution" content="global"> -<meta name="Generator" content="texi2html 1.82"> -<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> -<style type="text/css"> +--><head><title>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.: 10. Selling Free Software</title><meta name="description" content="This is the second edition of Richard Stallman's collection of essays."><meta name="keywords" content="Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.: 10. Selling Free Software"><meta name="resource-type" content="document"><meta name="distribution" content="global"><meta name="Generator" content="texi2html 1.82"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><style type="text/css"> <!-- a.summary-letter {text-decoration: none} blockquote.smallquotation {font-size: smaller} @@ -55,16 +43,10 @@ span.roman {font-family:serif; font-weight:normal;} span.sansserif {font-family:sans-serif; font-weight:normal;} ul.toc {list-style: none} --> -</style> -<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css"> - - -</head> - -<body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> +</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css"></head><body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> <a name="Selling"></a> -<header><div id="logo"><img src="../gnu.svg" height="100" width="100"></div><h1>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.</h1></header><section id="main"><a name="Selling-Free-Software"></a> +<header><div id="logo"><a href="/"><img src="../gnu.svg" height="100" width="100"></a></div><h1>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.</h1></header><section id="main"><a name="Selling-Free-Software"></a> <h1 class="chapter"> 10. Selling Free Software </h1> <a name="index-selling_002c-free-software-2"></a> @@ -72,17 +54,17 @@ ul.toc {list-style: none} <a name="index-GNU_002c-GNU-Project-4"></a> GNU Project is that you should not charge money for distributing copies of software, or that -you should charge as little as possible—just enough to cover +you should charge as little as possible—just enough to cover the cost. This is a misunderstanding. </p> <p>Actually, we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can. If this seems surprising to you, please read on. </p> -<p>The word “free” has two legitimate general meanings; it can refer -either to freedom or to price. When we speak of “free software,” -we’re talking about freedom, not price. (Think of “free speech,” -not “free beer.”) Specifically, it means that a user is free to run +<p>The word “free” has two legitimate general meanings; it can refer +either to freedom or to price. When we speak of “free software,” +we’re talking about freedom, not price. (Think of “free speech,” +not “free beer.”) Specifically, it means that a user is free to run the program, change the program, and redistribute the program with or without changes. </p> @@ -91,9 +73,9 @@ substantial price. Often the same program is available in both ways from different places. The program is free regardless of the price, because users have freedom in using it. </p> -<p>Nonfree programs are usually sold for a high price, but sometimes a store will give you a copy at no charge. That doesn’t make it free software, though. Price or no price, the program is nonfree because users don’t have freedom. +<p>Nonfree programs are usually sold for a high price, but sometimes a store will give you a copy at no charge. That doesn’t make it free software, though. Price or no price, the program is nonfree because users don’t have freedom. </p> -<p>Since free software is not a matter of price, a low price doesn’t make +<p>Since free software is not a matter of price, a low price doesn’t make the software free, or even closer to free. So if you are redistributing copies of free software, you might as well charge a substantial fee and <em>make @@ -112,18 +94,18 @@ distributor, the way to do this is to give a part of the profit to free software Free Software Foundation. This way you can advance the world of free software. </p> -<p><em>Distributing free software is an opportunity to raise funds for development. Don’t waste it!</em> +<p><em>Distributing free software is an opportunity to raise funds for development. Don’t waste it!</em> </p> <p>In order to contribute funds, you need to have some extra. If you -charge too low a fee, you won’t have anything to spare to support +charge too low a fee, you won’t have anything to spare to support development. </p> <a name="Will-a-Higher-Distribution-Price-Hurt-Some-Users_003f"></a> <h3 class="subheading"> Will a Higher Distribution Price Hurt Some Users? </h3> <p>People sometimes worry that a high distribution fee will put free -software out of range for users who don’t have a lot of money. With -proprietary software, a high price does exactly that—but free software +software out of range for users who don’t have a lot of money. With +proprietary software, a high price does exactly that—but free software is different. </p> <p>The difference is that free software naturally tends to spread around, @@ -133,7 +115,7 @@ and there are many ways to get it. proprietary program without paying the standard price. If this price is high, that does make it hard for some users to use the program. </p> -<p>With free software, users don’t <em>have</em> to pay the +<p>With free software, users don’t <em>have</em> to pay the distribution fee in order to use the software. They can copy the program from a friend who has a copy, or with the help of a friend who has network access. Or several users can join together, split the @@ -148,7 +130,7 @@ CD-ROM price is not a major obstacle when the software is free. think that a high price for distribution would reduce the number of users, or that a low price is likely to encourage users. </p> -<p>This is true for proprietary software—but free software is +<p>This is true for proprietary software—but free software is different. With so many ways to get copies, the price of distribution service has less effect on popularity. </p> @@ -157,7 +139,7 @@ service has less effect on popularity. mainly by <em>how much free software can do,</em> and how easy it is to use. Many users do not make freedom their priority; they may continue to use proprietary software if -free software can’t do all the jobs they want done. Thus, if we want +free software can’t do all the jobs they want done. Thus, if we want to increase the number of users in the long run, we should above all <em>develop more free software.</em> </p> @@ -170,21 +152,21 @@ distribution rather than writing, the best way you can help is by raising funds for others to write them. </p> <a name="The-Term-_0060_0060Selling-Software_0027_0027-Can-Be-Confusing-Too"></a> -<h3 class="subheading"> The Term “Selling Software” Can Be Confusing Too </h3> +<h3 class="subheading"> The Term “Selling Software” Can Be Confusing Too </h3> -<p>Strictly speaking, “selling” means trading goods for +<p>Strictly speaking, “selling” means trading goods for money. Selling a copy of a free program is legitimate, and we encourage it. </p> -<p>However, when people think of “selling software,” +<p>However, when people think of “selling software,” they usually imagine doing it the way most companies do it: making the software proprietary rather than free. </p> -<p>So unless you’re going to draw distinctions carefully, the way this +<p>So unless you’re going to draw distinctions carefully, the way this article does, we suggest it is better to avoid using the term -“selling software” and choose some other wording instead. -For example, you could say “distributing free software for a -fee”—that is unambiguous. +“selling software” and choose some other wording instead. +For example, you could say “distributing free software for a +fee”—that is unambiguous. </p> <a name="High-or-Low-Fees_002c-and-the-GNU-GPL"></a> <h3 class="subheading"> High or Low Fees, and the GNU GPL </h3> @@ -193,7 +175,7 @@ fee”—that is unambiguous. <p>Except for one special situation, the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) has no requirements about how much you can charge for distributing a copy of free software. You can charge nothing, a penny, a dollar, or -a billion dollars. It’s up to you, and the marketplace, so don’t +a billion dollars. It’s up to you, and the marketplace, so don’t complain to us if nobody wants to pay a billion dollars for a copy. </p> @@ -201,22 +183,20 @@ copy. without the corresponding complete source code. Those who do this are required by the GNU GPL to provide source code on subsequent request. Without a limit on the fee for the source code, they would be able set -a fee too large for anyone to pay—such as a billion -dollars—and thus pretend to release source code while in truth +a fee too large for anyone to pay—such as a billion +dollars—and thus pretend to release source code while in truth concealing it. So in this case we have to limit the fee for source in order -to ensure the user’s freedom. In ordinary situations, however, there +to ensure the user’s freedom. In ordinary situations, however, there is no such justification for limiting distribution fees, so we do not limit them. </p> <p>Sometimes companies whose activities cross the line stated in the GNU -GPL plead for permission, saying that they “won’t charge -money for the GNU software” or such like. That won’t get them anywhere +GPL plead for permission, saying that they “won’t charge +money for the GNU software” or such like. That won’t get them anywhere with us. Free software is about freedom, and enforcing the GPL is -defending freedom. When we defend users’ freedom, we are not +defending freedom. When we defend users’ freedom, we are not distracted by side issues such as how much of a distribution fee is charged. Freedom is the issue, the whole issue, and the only issue. <a name="index-selling_002c-free-software-3"></a> <a name="index-selling_002c-and-distribution-fees-1"></a> -</p><hr size="2"> -</body> -</html> +</p><hr size="2"></section></body></html> |