changeset 64143:ca7f4737d1ef

Clarify footnote 7.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Thu, 07 Jul 2005 22:52:58 +0000
parents eb4a141e8d30
children 1782f42ba3e2
files etc/GNU
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/etc/GNU	Thu Jul 07 22:48:46 2005 +0000
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@@ -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.