[DotGNU]PHILOSOPHY s/file/chapter/ (was Re: [Website]Preparing for dotgnu meet-a-thon)

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Peter Minten wrote:
> * discussing the Philosophy file (if it's ready for inclusion in the
> repositories)

Let me say something about PHILOSOPHY: I think it would be much more 
useful if included in the manuals. For example, I have set aside a 
section in my working SEE install/config/use manual for the Philosophy 
file. See <http://www.geocities.com/pitabasic/dotgnu/seemanual.tar.gz>; 
must be built with Texinfo 4.1 or later, tarball includes a 
pre-generated HTML file.

More people look at their manuals then their source trees. Also, one of 
the most effective GNU Philosophy adverts IMHO is the inclusion of the 
GNU Manifesto as a startup key in Emacs. I also enjoy FS slip-ins such 
as the one in _Texinfo_: "Also, if you are writing a manual about 
software, you should explain that the software is free..." See the 
attached SEE manual sampling for some more of this. One of the first 
things I did when I first started Emacs was read the manifesto.

Think about it: we put together great manuals, DG takes off, the manuals 
are sold in stores with an invariant Philosophy in each one. That's much 
better reach than a source-tree file, and makes for more interesting 
manuals than plain technical pieces.

Anyway, I'll send you a diff with syntax fixes *only*, and if/when you 
include those, I'd be happy to reformat it in Texinfo.

--
Stephen Compall
DotGNU `Contributor' -- http://www.dotgnu.org

My views about copyright take an hour to expound, but one general
principle applies: it cannot justify denying the public important
freedoms. As Abraham Lincoln put it, "Whenever there is a conflict
between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail."
Property rights are meant to advance human well-being, not as an
excuse to disregard it.
        -- RMS, "The GNU GPL and the American Way"