Author: mdke
Date: Sun Jan 14 01:10:34 2007
New Revision: 3672
Modified:
trunk/ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml
Log:
bug 76949
Modified: trunk/ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml (original)
+++ trunk/ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml Sun Jan 14 01:10:34 2007
@@ -100,14 +100,13 @@
<sect1 id="free-software" status="complete">
<title>Free Software</title>
<para>The Ubuntu project is entirely committed
to the
- principles of open source software development; people
- are encouraged to use open source software, improve it,
- and pass it on. This means that Ubuntu is and will
- always be free of charge.
+ principles of free software software development;
people
+ are encouraged to use free software, improve it,
+ and pass it on.
</para>
- <para>However, this means more than just being available
at zero cost. The philosophy of free software is that people should be free to
use software in all the ways that are "socially useful". "Free
software" doesn't just mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it, it
also means that you should be able to use the software in any way you wish: the
code that makes up free software is available for anyone to download, change,
fix, and use in any way. So apart from the fact that free software is often
available without charge, this freedom also has technical advantages: when
programs are developed, the hard work of others can be used and built upon.
With non-free software, this cannot happen and when programs are developed,
they have to start from scratch. For this reason the development of free
software is fast, efficient and exciting!
+ <para>"Free software" doesn't mean that you
shouldn't have to pay for it (although Ubuntu is committed to being free
of charge as well); it means that you should be able to use the software in any
way you wish: the code that makes up free software is available for anyone to
download, change, fix, and use in any way. Alongside ideological benefits, this
freedom also has technical advantages: when programs are developed, the hard
work of others can be used and built upon. With non-free software, this cannot
happen and when programs are developed, they have to start from scratch. For
this reason the development of free software is fast, efficient and exciting!
</para>
- <para>You can find out more about the philosophy of
free software <ulink url="&gnu-philosophy;">here</ulink>.
+ <para>You can find out more about free software and the
ideological and technical philosophy behind it at the <ulink
url="&gnu-philosophy;">GNU website</ulink>.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="ubuntu-difference" status="complete">
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