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Yavor Doganov |
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trans-coord/gnun/philosophy sun-in-night-time.html |
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Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:12:00 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/trans-coord
Module name: trans-coord
Changes by: Yavor Doganov <yavor> 08/09/16 18:12:00
Modified files:
gnun/philosophy: sun-in-night-time.html
Log message:
Automatic sync from the master www repository.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/trans-coord/gnun/philosophy/sun-in-night-time.html?cvsroot=trans-coord&r1=1.2&r2=1.3
Patches:
Index: sun-in-night-time.html
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RCS file:
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retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -b -r1.2 -r1.3
--- sun-in-night-time.html 24 Aug 2008 18:11:33 -0000 1.2
+++ sun-in-night-time.html 16 Sep 2008 18:12:00 -0000 1.3
@@ -17,78 +17,86 @@
May 24, 2006.
</p>
- <hr />
-
<p>
- Our community has been abuzz with the rumor that Sun has made its
- implementation Java free software (or "open source"). Community
leaders
- even publicly thanked Sun for its contribution. What is Sun's new
contribution
- to the FLOSS community?
+ Our community has been abuzz with the rumor that Sun has made
+ its implementation Java free software (or “open
+ source”). Community leaders even publicly thanked Sun
+ for its contribution. What is Sun's new contribution to the
+ FLOSS community?
</p>
<p>
- Nothing. Absolutely nothing--and that's what makes the response to
this
- non-incident so curious.
+ Nothing. Absolutely nothing—and that's what makes the
+ response to this non-incident so curious.
</p>
<p>
- Sun's Java implementation remains proprietary software, just as
before. It
- doesn't come close to meeting the criteria for
- <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free
software</a>, or
- the similar but slightly looser criteria for open source. Its source
code
- is available only under an NDA.
+ Sun's Java implementation remains proprietary software, just
+ as before. It doesn't come close to meeting the criteria for
+ <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>, or the
+ similar but slightly looser criteria for open source. Its
+ source code is available only under an NDA.
</p>
<p>
- So what did Sun actually do? It allowed more convenient
redistribution of the
- binaries of its Java platform. With this change, GNU/Linux distros
can include
- the non-free Sun Java platform, just as some now include the non-free
nVidia
+ So what did Sun actually do? It allowed more convenient
+ redistribution of the binaries of its Java platform. With
+ this change, GNU/Linux distros can include the non-free Sun
+ Java platform, just as some now include the non-free nVidia
driver. But they do so only at the cost of being non-free.
</p>
<p>
- The Sun license has one restriction that may ironically reduce the
tendency
- for users to accept non-free software without thinking twice: it
insists that
- the operating system distributor get the user's explicit agreement to
the
- license before letting the user install the code. This means the
system
- cannot silently install Sun's Java platform without warning users
they have
- non-free software, as some GNU/Linux systems silently install the
nVidia driver.
+ The Sun license has one restriction that may ironically
+ reduce the tendency for users to accept non-free software
+ without thinking twice: it insists that the operating system
+ distributor get the user's explicit agreement to the license
+ before letting the user install the code. This means the
+ system cannot silently install Sun's Java platform without
+ warning users they have non-free software, as some GNU/Linux
+ systems silently install the nVidia driver.
</p>
<p>
- If you look closely at Sun's announcement, you will see that it
accurately
- represents these facts. It does not say that Sun's Java platform is
free
- software, or even open source. It only predicts that the platform
will be
- "widely available" on "leading open source platforms". Available,
that is,
- as proprietary software, on terms that deny your freedom.
+ If you look closely at Sun's announcement, you will see that
+ it accurately represents these facts. It does not say that
+ Sun's Java platform is free software, or even open source. It
+ only predicts that the platform will be “widely
+ available” on “leading open source
+ platforms”. Available, that is, as proprietary
+ software, on terms that deny your freedom.
</p>
<p>
- Why did this non-incident generate a large and confused reaction?
Perhaps
- because people do not read these announcements carefully. Ever since
the
- term "open source" was coined, we have seen companies find ways to
use it
- and their product name in the same sentence. (They don't seem to do
this
- with "free software", though they could if they wanted to.) The
careless
- reader may note the two terms in proximity and falsely assume that
one
- talks about the other.
+ Why did this non-incident generate a large and confused
+ reaction? Perhaps because people do not read these
+ announcements carefully. Ever since the term “open
+ source” was coined, we have seen companies find ways to
+ use it and their product name in the same sentence. (They
+ don't seem to do this with “free software”,
+ though they could if they wanted to.) The careless reader
+ may note the two terms in proximity and falsely assume that
+ one talks about the other.
</p>
<p>
- Some believe that this non-incident represents Sun's exploratory
steps
- towards eventually releasing its Java platform as free software.
Let's hope
- Sun does that some day. We would welcome that, but we should save
our
- appreciation for the day that actually occurs. In the mean time, the
- <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html";>Java Trap</a>
- still lies in wait for the work of programmers who don't take
precautions
- to avoid it.
+ Some believe that this non-incident represents Sun's
+ exploratory steps towards eventually releasing its Java
+ platform as free software. Let's hope Sun does that some
+ day. We would welcome that, but we should save our
+ appreciation for the day that actually occurs. In the mean
+ time, the <a href="/philosophy/java-trap.html">Java Trap</a>
+ still lies in wait for the work of programmers who don't take
+ precautions to avoid it.
</p>
<p>
We in the GNU Project continue developing the
- <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/java/";>GNU Compiler for Java and GNU
Classpath</a>;
- we made great progress in the past year, so our free platform for
Java is
- included in many major GNU/Linux distros. If you want to run Java and
have
- freedom, please join in and help.
+ <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/java/";>GNU Compiler for Java and
+ GNU Classpath</a>; we made great progress in the past year,
+ so our free platform for Java is included in many major
+ GNU/Linux distros. If you want to run Java and have freedom,
+ please join in and help.
</p>
</div>
@@ -99,10 +107,10 @@
<p>
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
-There are also <a href="http://www.fsf.org/about/contact.html";>other ways to
contact</a>
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
the FSF.
<br />
-Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
+Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
</p>
@@ -124,7 +132,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/08/24 18:11:33 $
+$Date: 2008/09/16 18:12:00 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
@@ -137,18 +145,20 @@
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