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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/second-sight.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/second-sight.html index d9d9dc4..294f809 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/second-sight.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/second-sight.html @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ <!--#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 cultural society" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>Free Software and (e-)Government - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> - <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/second-sight.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!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--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>Free Software and (e-)Government</h2> -<div class="announcement"> -<blockquote><p>This article originally appeared in The Guardian -— March 3, 2005</p></blockquote> -</div> - -<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/">Richard Stallman</a></p> +<address class="byline">by <a href="https://www.stallman.org/">Richard +Stallman</a></address> <p> The UK government has funded the development of software useful for @@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ The public have already paid to develop this software. Isn't it absurd to make them pay, now, for permission to use it? Isn't it absurd to restrict what they can do with it? Alas, such absurdity is not unusual; it is standard practice for governments to deliver publicly -funded software into private hands, to companies that make the public -— and even the government — beg for permission to use it +funded software into private hands, to companies that make the +public—and even the government—beg for permission to use it afterwards. </p> @@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ afterwards. Even worse, they impose frustrating restrictions on the users, denying them access to the software's source code, the plans that a programmer can read and understand and change. All the users get is an -executable, a “black box”, so that they cannot adapt it, +executable, a “black box,” so that they cannot adapt it, understand it or even verify what it does. </p> @@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ jobs. <p> The word “free” refers to freedom, not price; think -“free speech”, not “free beer”. When there are +“free speech,” not “free beer.” When there are users that value support and are willing to pay for it, free software means a free market for support, instead of a monopoly. Free software also offers government agencies a way to fulfil their responsibility @@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ that control fall into private hands. <p> Since 1984, groups of volunteers have developed and maintained -powerful and useful free programs — a few at first, then entire +powerful and useful free programs—a few at first, then entire operating systems such as GNU/Linux and BSD. Today, -the <a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page">Free Software Directory</a> +the <a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page">Free Software Directory</a> lists almost 4,000 free software packages. The UK government has already decided to increase its use of free software; here is a perfect opportunity to both use it and contribute. @@ -89,15 +90,17 @@ The whole world will benefit, and all the users will admire Britain's leadership. </p> -<pre> --- Richard Stallman launched the GNU operating system (www.gnu.org) in - 1984 and founded the Free Software Foundation (fsf.org) in 1985. -</pre> +<div class="infobox"> +<hr /> +<p>This article originally appeared in <cite>The Guardian</cite>, +March 3, 2005, under the title “Second Sight.”</p> +</div> +</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 @@ -115,17 +118,34 @@ 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> -<p>Copyright © 2005, 2017, 2018 Richard Stallman</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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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 © 2005, 2021 Richard Stallman</p> <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative @@ -135,7 +155,7 @@ Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p class="unprintable">Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2018/12/15 14:02:38 $ +$Date: 2021/10/01 17:02:54 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div> |