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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/shouldbefree.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/shouldbefree.html index 4fb1e6b..19d4b8d 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/shouldbefree.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/shouldbefree.html @@ -1,15 +1,26 @@ <!--#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 aboutfs principles" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>Why Software Should Be Free - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> +<style type="text/css" media="print,screen"><!-- +#content h3 { margin-top: 1.6em; } +--> +</style> <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/shouldbefree.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!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--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>Why Software Should Be Free</h2> -<p> -by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/"><strong>Richard Stallman</strong></a></p> -<h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3> -<p> +<address class="byline">by <a href="https://www.stallman.org/">Richard +Stallman</a></address> + +<p id="introduction"> The existence of software inevitably raises the question of how decisions about its use should be made. For example, suppose one individual who has a copy of a program meets another who would like a @@ -286,7 +297,7 @@ and laws have no moral force.</p> will not be allowed to use their work. This leads to an attitude of cynicism or denial. A programmer may describe enthusiastically the work that he finds technically exciting; then when asked, “Will I be -permitted to use it?”, his face falls, and he admits the answer is no. +permitted to use it?” his face falls, and he admits the answer is no. To avoid feeling discouraged, he either ignores this fact most of the time or adopts a cynical stance designed to minimize the importance of it.</p> @@ -312,7 +323,7 @@ change the numbers to make the program do something different.</p> program, which is written in a programming language such as Fortran or C. It uses names to designate the data being used and the parts of the program, and it represents operations with symbols such as -‘+’ for addition and ‘-’ for subtraction. It +<code>+</code> for addition and <code>-</code> for subtraction. It is designed to help programmers read and change programs. Here is an example; a program to calculate the distance between two points in a plane:</p> @@ -556,7 +567,7 @@ development.</p> <p> It is common today for university researchers to get grants to develop a system, develop it nearly to the point of completion and -call that “finished”, and then start companies where they +call that “finished,” and then start companies where they really finish the project and make it usable. Sometimes they declare the unfinished version “free”; if they are thoroughly corrupt, they instead get an exclusive license from the university. @@ -802,9 +813,9 @@ cooperates when appropriate, not one who is successful at taking from others. I hope that the free software movement will contribute to this: at least in one area, we will replace the jungle with a more efficient system which encourages and runs on voluntary cooperation.</p> +<div class="column-limit"></div> - -<h3 id="footnotes">Footnotes</h3> +<h3 id="footnotes" class="footnote">Footnotes</h3> <ol> <li id="f1">The word “free” in “free software” @@ -831,15 +842,16 @@ wish in the case of a program whose use is considered destructive.</li> </ol> -<hr /> -<blockquote id="fsfs"><p>This essay is published -in <a href="http://shop.fsf.org/product/free-software-free-society/"><cite>Free +<hr class="no-display" /> +<div class="edu-note c"><p id="fsfs">This essay is published in +<a href="https://shop.fsf.org/product/free-software-free-society/"><cite>Free Software, Free Society: The Selected Essays of Richard -M. Stallman</cite></a>.</p></blockquote> +M. Stallman</cite></a>.</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 <a @@ -857,17 +869,34 @@ 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 © 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 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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