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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/practical.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/practical.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..36927f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/practical.html @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.77 --> +<title>The advantages of free software +- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/practical.translist" --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<h2>The advantages of free software</h2> + +<p>by <strong>Richard Stallman</strong></p> + +<p><strong>People outside the free software movement frequently ask about +the practical advantages of free software. It is a curious question.</strong></p> + +<p>Nonfree software is bad because it denies your freedom. Thus, asking +about the practical advantages of free software is like asking about +the practical advantages of not being handcuffed. Indeed, it has +advantages:</p> + +<ul> +<li>You can wear an ordinary shirt.</li> +<li>You can get through metal detectors without triggering them.</li> +<li>You can keep a hand on the steering wheel while you shift gears.</li> +<li>You can pitch a baseball.</li> +<li>You can carry a backpack.</li> +</ul> + +<p>We could find more, but do you need these advantages to +convince you to reject handcuffs? Probably not, because you +understand that your freedom is what's at stake.</p> + +<p>Once you realize that that's what's at stake with nonfree software, +you won't need to ask what practical advantages free software has.</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 © 2010 Richard Stallman</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 12:40:35 $ +<!-- timestamp end --> +</p> +</div> +</div> +</body> +</html> |