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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/netscape.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/netscape.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ee5002 --- /dev/null +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/netscape.html @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.77 --> +<title>Netscape +- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/netscape.translist" --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<h2>Netscape and Free Software</h2> + +<div class="announcement"> +<blockquote> +<p><a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl.html"> More recent news about Netscape</a>.</p> +</blockquote> +</div> + +<p>People have been writing with joy to tell us that Netscape has +announced a plan to make its browser free software, under the GNU GPL.</p> + +<p>That is getting a bit ahead of events. The announcement Netscape made +does not actually say that they will use the GNU GPL, and does not +assert that the program will +be <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> as we define +it in our community. It's clear that Netscape will take a big step in +the direction of free software, but we don't know whether they will +get all the way there or fall substantially short. In fact, Netscape +is still deciding what to do.</p> + +<p>When they decide, two crucial questions will be whether people will be +free to distribute copies for a fee (on free software CD-ROM +collections, for example) and whether people will be free to +redistribute modified versions just like the original version. If +either of those freedoms is lacking, the program won't be free +software.</p> + +<p>If Netscape does release the Netscape browser as free software, that +will be a great day for the free software movement. But rather than +rejoicing or criticizing now, let's see what actually happens, and +then we'll know whether to celebrate. What we can usefully do now is +urge Netscape, calmly and politely, to make the software free, and to +copyleft it with the <a href="/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public +License</a>.</p> + +</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> +<div id="footer"> +<div class="unprintable"> + +<p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to +<a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. +There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> +the FSF. Broken links and other corrections or suggestions can be sent +to <a href="mailto:webmasters@gnu.org"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>.</p> + +<p><!-- TRANSLATORS: Ignore the original text in this paragraph, + replace it with the translation of these two: + + We work hard and do our best to provide accurate, good quality + translations. However, we are not exempt from imperfection. + Please send your comments and general suggestions in this regard + to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org"> + <web-translators@gnu.org></a>.</p> + + <p>For information on coordinating and submitting 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> +</div> + +<!-- 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 3.0 US. Please do NOT change or remove this + without talking with the webmasters or licensing team first. + Please make sure the copyright date is consistent with the + document. For web pages, it is ok to list just the latest year the + document was modified, or published. + + If you wish to list earlier years, that is ok too. + Either "2001, 2002, 2003" or "2001-2003" are ok for specifying + years, as long as each year in the range is in fact a copyrightable + year, i.e., a year in which the document was published (including + being publicly visible on the web or in a revision control system). + + There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers + Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. --> + +<p>Copyright © 1998, 2007, 2008, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p> + +<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license" +href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/">Creative +Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License</a>.</p> + +<!--#include virtual="/server/bottom-notes.html" --> + +<p class="unprintable">Updated: +<!-- timestamp start --> +$Date: 2014/04/12 12:40:28 $ +<!-- timestamp end --> +</p> +</div> +</div> +</body> +</html> |