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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html index 6aafacf..473f0fe 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html @@ -1,9 +1,19 @@ <!--#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 aboutfs free-nonfree" --> +<!--#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" --> +<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> +<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> +<div class="article reduced-width"> <h2>Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?</h2> @@ -15,7 +25,7 @@ harmful to yourself and in some cases to others.</p> <p>If you run a nonfree program on your computer, it denies your freedom; the immediate wrong is directed at -you.(<a href="#footnote">*</a>)</p> +you <a class="ftn" href="#f1">[1]</a>.</p> <p>That does <em>not</em> mean you're an “evildoer” or “sinner” for running a nonfree program. When the harm @@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ important to avoid any use of these programs.</p> <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 <a class="ftn" href="#f2">[2]</a>.</p> <h3>In the past</h3> @@ -109,20 +119,12 @@ of releases for those systems.</p> 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> +<div class="column-limit"></div> -<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> - -<hr /> - -<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> @@ -140,10 +142,21 @@ uncooperative.</p> <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 --> <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> -<div id="footer"> +<div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="unprintable"> <p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to @@ -161,13 +174,13 @@ to <a 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 +README</a> for information on coordinating and contributing translations of this article.</p> </div> @@ -188,7 +201,7 @@ of this article.</p> There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. --> -<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 Richard Stallman</p> +<p>Copyright © 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 Richard Stallman</p> <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative @@ -198,10 +211,10 @@ Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p class="unprintable">Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2020/12/17 21:16:07 $ +$Date: 2021/11/28 10:28:52 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div> -</div> +</div><!-- for class="inner", starts in the banner include --> </body> </html> |