# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1120776778 0
# Node ID ca7f4737d1efd67549d1308fcaaba2c1d5698d01
# Parent  eb4a141e8d304a725a5438a36c744137cc08cd25
Clarify footnote 7.

diff -r eb4a141e8d30 -r ca7f4737d1ef etc/GNU
--- a/etc/GNU	Thu Jul 07 22:48:46 2005 +0000
+++ b/etc/GNU	Thu Jul 07 22:52:58 2005 +0000
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@
 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation
 of how this term spreads confusion and bias.
 
-   (7) In 1985 I had not yet recognized the importance of distinguishing
-between "free software" and "freeware".  The term "freeware" means
-software you are free to redistribute, but usually you are not free to study
-and change the source code, so most of it is not free software.
-See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html for more
+   (7) Subsequently we have learned to distinguish between "free
+software" and "freeware".  The term "freeware" means software you are
+free to redistribute, but usually you are not free to study and change
+the source code, so most of it is not free software.  See
+http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html for more
 explanation.