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From: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:58:45 +0200
Subject: update articles

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<!-- Parent-Version: 1.84 -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.94 -->
 <title>Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program? 
 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
  <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.translist" -->
@@ -7,11 +7,26 @@
 
 <h2>Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?</h2>
 
-<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/"><strong>Richard
-Stallman</strong></a></p>
+<address class="byline">by Richard Stallman</address>
 
-<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>
+<p>The question here is, is it ever a good thing to use a nonfree
+program?  Our conclusion is that it is usually a bad thing,
+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>
+
+<p>That does <em>not</em> mean you're an &ldquo;evildoer&rdquo; or
+&ldquo;sinner&rdquo; for running a nonfree program.  When the harm
+you're doing is mainly to yourself, we hope you will stop, for your
+own sake.</p>
+
+<p>Sometimes you may face great pressure to run a nonfree program; we
+don't say you must defy that pressure at all costs (though it is
+inspiring when someone does that), but we do urge you
+to <a href="/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html"> look for occasions
+to where you can refuse, even in small ways</a>.</p>
 
 <p>If you recommend that others run the nonfree program,
 or lead them to do so, you're leading them to give
@@ -26,6 +41,8 @@ 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>
 
+<h3>In the past</h3>
+
 <p>In 1983 I decided to develop the GNU operating system, as a free
 replacement for Unix. The feasible way to do it was to write and test
 the components one by one on Unix. But was it legitimate to use Unix
@@ -52,6 +69,8 @@ more. Thus, whenever you're using a nonfree program for this sort of
 reason, you should reconsider from time to time whether the need still
 exists.</p>
 
+<h3>Nowadays</h3>
+
 <p>However, there are other nonfree programs we still need to replace,
 and the analogous question often arises. Should you run the nonfree
 driver for a peripheral to help you develop a free replacement driver?
@@ -91,7 +110,7 @@ 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>
 
-<hr />
+<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
@@ -99,17 +118,18 @@ 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 />
 
-<p id="footnote">Footnote: 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>
+<h3 class="footnote">Footnote</h3>
+
+<p><a href="#footnote-rev" id="footnote">[*]</a> 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>
 
 <p>Most proprietary programs come with an End User License Agreement
 that hardly anyone reads.  Tucked away in it, in most cases, is an
-unethical commitment to behave like an uncooperative, bad neighbor.
+unethical commitment to behave like an uncooperative, bad neighbor. 
 It claims you promised not to distribute copies to others, or even
 lend someone a copy.</p>
 
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ of this article.</p>
      There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers
      Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 Richard Stallman</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 Richard Stallman</p>
 
 <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
 href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative
@@ -178,7 +198,7 @@ Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.</p>
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/08/27 14:56:06 $
+$Date: 2020/12/17 21:16:07 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
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