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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/compromise.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/compromise.html index 9887f7a..9559993 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/compromise.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/compromise.html @@ -1,67 +1,38 @@ <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> -<!-- Parent-Version: 1.94 --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 --> +<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html --> +<!--#set var="TAGS" value="essays upholding action" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>Avoiding Ruinous Compromises - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> -<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"> -<!-- - .quote { - font-size: 90%; - max-width: 30em; - padding: .5em 1.5em; - background-color: #ececec; - border-radius: 1em; - -moz-border-radius: 1em; - -khtml-border-radius: 1em; - -webkit-border-radius: 1em; - -opera-border-radius: 1em; - } - .quote.imgright { margin: .3em 1em 1em 1em; } - .quote { - font-style: italic; - } - .quote b { - font-style: normal; - font-weight: normal; - } - .imgleft { - width: 18em; - max-width: 100%; - } - -@media (max-width:50em) { - .imgleft, .imgright { - float: none; - display: block; - margin: auto; - } - .quote { - max-width: none; width: auto; - margin: 1em 10%; - } +<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!-- + .imgleft, .imgright { display: block; height: 4.25em; width: auto; } +@media (max-width:25em) { + .imgleft, .imgright { float: none; margin: 0 auto; } } -@media (min-width:50em) { - .quote { max-width: 40%; } -} ---> -</style> +--></style> <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/compromise.translist" --> <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" --> +<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> +<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> +<div class="article reduced-width"> <h2>Avoiding Ruinous Compromises</h2> <address class="byline">by Richard Stallman</address> -<blockquote class="quote imgright"><p>“Twenty-five years +<p class="introduction">Twenty-five years ago <a href="/gnu/initial-announcement.html">on September 27, 1983, I announced a plan</a> to create a completely free operating system -called GNU—for ‘GNU's Not Unix’. As part of the +called GNU—for “GNU's Not Unix.” As part of the 25th anniversary of the GNU system, I have written this article on how our community can avoid ruinous compromises. In addition to avoiding such compromises, there are many ways you can <a href="/help/help.html"> help GNU</a> and free software. One way is to say no to the use of a nonfree program or an online disservice as often as you can or <a href="/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html"> -even once.</a>”—<b>Richard Stallman</b></p></blockquote> - +even once</a>.</p> +<hr class="no-display" /> <p>The free software movement aims for a social change: <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">to make all software @@ -71,13 +42,16 @@ unjust power over the users. Our goal is to put an end to that injustice.</p> <p>The road to freedom -is <a href="http://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2008/spring/the-last-mile-is-always-the-hardest/"> +is <a href="https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2008/spring/the-last-mile-is-always-the-hardest/"> a long road</a>. It will take many steps and many years to reach a world in which it is normal for software users to have freedom. Some of these steps are hard, and require sacrifice. Some of them become easier if we make compromises with people that have different goals.</p> -<p>Thus, the <a href="http://www.fsf.org/">Free Software +<img src="/graphics/gplv3-with-text-136x68.png" alt=" [GPL Logo] " +class="imgright" /> + +<p>Thus, the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/">Free Software Foundation</a> makes compromises—even major ones. For instance, we made compromises in the patent provisions of version 3 of the <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a> @@ -85,7 +59,8 @@ the <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a> GPLv3-covered software and thus bring some patents under the effect of these provisions. </p> -<img src="/graphics/gplv3-large.png" alt=" [GPLv3 Logo] " class="imgleft" /> +<img src="/graphics/lgplv3-with-text-154x68.png" alt=" [LGPL Logo] " +class="imgleft" /> <p><a href="/licenses/lgpl.html">The Lesser GPL</a>'s purpose is a compromise: we use it on certain chosen free libraries to permit their @@ -144,13 +119,15 @@ values, and this affirms and reinforces them. That's why we <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">do not advocate open source.</a></p> +<div class="pict narrow"> <img src="/graphics/gnulaptop.png" - alt=" [Levitating Gnu with a laptop] " class="imgright" /> + alt=" [Levitating Gnu with a laptop] " /> +</div> <p>To establish a free community fully and lastingly, we need to do more than get people to use some free software. We need to spread the idea of judging software (and other things) on “citizen -values”, based on whether it respects users' freedom and +values,” based on whether it respects users' freedom and community, not just in terms of convenience. Then people will not fall into the trap of a proprietary program baited by an attractive, convenient feature.</p> @@ -207,10 +184,10 @@ reinforce consumer values. We must reject these compromises if we wish to keep our values straight.</p> <p>If you want to move to free software without compromising the goal -of freedom, look at <a href="http://www.fsf.org/resources">the FSF's +of freedom, look at <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources">the FSF's resources area</a>. It lists hardware and machine configurations that work with free software, <a href="/distros/distros.html"> totally free -GNU/Linux distros</a> to install, and <a href="http://directory.fsf.org/"> +GNU/Linux distros</a> to install, and <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/"> thousands of free software packages</a> that work in a 100 percent free software environment. If you want to help the community stay on the road to freedom, one important way is to publicly uphold citizen @@ -226,13 +203,14 @@ but beware of compromises that lead away from the goal.</p> <p> For a similar point in a different area of life, see <a -href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/19/nudge-is-not-enough-behaviour-change"> +href="https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/19/nudge-is-not-enough-behaviour-change"> “Nudge” is not enough</a>. </p> +</div> </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> -<div id="footer"> +<div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="unprintable"> <p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a @@ -250,17 +228,33 @@ href="mailto:webmasters@gnu.org"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>.</p> to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org"> <web-translators@gnu.org></a>.</p> - <p>For information on coordinating and submitting translations of + <p>For information on coordinating and contributing translations of our web pages, see <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a>. --> Please see the <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a> for -information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article.</p> +information on coordinating and contributing translations of this article.</p> </div> -<p>Copyright © 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 -<a href="http://www.stallman.org/">Richard Stallman</a>.</p> +<!-- Regarding copyright, in general, standalone pages (as opposed to + files generated as part of manuals) on the GNU web server should + be under CC BY-ND 4.0. 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