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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/government-free-software.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/government-free-software.html index 1d3f465..5ce63d3 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/government-free-software.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/government-free-software.html @@ -1,24 +1,35 @@ <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> -<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 --> +<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html --> +<!--#set var="TAGS" value="essays upholding need" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>Measures Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/government-free-software.translist" --> <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> -<h2>Measures Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software</h2> -<h3>And why it is their duty to do so</h3> - -<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/"><strong>Richard -Stallman</strong></a></p> - +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" --> +<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> +<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> +<div class="article reduced-width"> +<h2 style="margin-bottom: .2em"> +Measures Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software</h2> +<h3 style="margin: 0 0 1.2em"> +And why it is their duty to do so</h3> + +<address class="byline">by <a href="https://www.stallman.org/">Richard +Stallman</a></address> + +<div class="introduction"> <p>This article suggests policies for a strong and firm effort to promote free software within the state, and to lead the rest of the country towards software freedom.</p> +</div> <p>The mission of the state is to organize society for the freedom and well-being of the people. One aspect of this mission, in the computing field, is to encourage users to adopt free software: <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">software that respects the users' -freedom</a>. A proprietary (non-free) program tramples the freedom of +freedom</a>. A proprietary (nonfree) program tramples the freedom of those that use it; it is a social problem that the state should work to eradicate.</p> @@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ agency under the same branch of government, as well as other practices that diminish the state control over its computing. Therefore,</p> <ul> -<li><b>State must control its computers</b><br /> +<li id="state-control"><b>State must control its computers</b><br /> Every computer that the state uses must belong to or be leased by the same branch of government that uses it, and that branch must not cede to outsiders the right to decide who has physical access to the @@ -226,10 +237,11 @@ of ethical, social and political importance, so they are of <em>technological</em> neutrality</a>. Only those who wish to subjugate a country would suggest that its government be “neutral” about its sovereignty or its citizens' freedom.</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 @@ -247,16 +259,34 @@ 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 © 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</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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