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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: gnustandards maintain.texi
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:00:32 -0500 (EST)

CVSROOT:        /sources/gnustandards
Module name:    gnustandards
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       22/02/26 23:00:32

Modified files:
        .              : maintain.texi 

Log message:
        Convert `non-free' to `nonfree'.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnustandards/maintain.texi?cvsroot=gnustandards&r1=1.282&r2=1.283

Patches:
Index: maintain.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/maintain.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.282
retrieving revision 1.283
diff -u -b -r1.282 -r1.283
--- maintain.texi       27 Feb 2022 03:56:33 -0000      1.282
+++ maintain.texi       27 Feb 2022 04:00:30 -0000      1.283
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate January 31, 2022
+@set lastupdate February 26, 2022
 @c %**end of header
 @documentencoding UTF-8
 
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
 
 Every nontrivial file needs a license notice as well as the copyright
 notice.  (Without a license notice giving permission to copy and
-change the file, the file is non-free.)
+change the file, the file is nonfree.)
 
 The package itself should contain a full copy of GPL in plain text
 (conventionally in a file named @file{COPYING}) and the GNU Free
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@
 complex and ugly, if you think that they will increase the burden of
 future maintenance, you can and should reject them.  This includes
 both free or mainly-free platforms such as OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and
-NetBSD, and non-free platforms such as Windows.
+NetBSD, and nonfree platforms such as Windows.
 
 @node Patches Not to Accept
 @chapter Patches Not to Accept
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@
 this.
 
 If you distribute them, please inform their users prominently that
-those non-free platforms trample their freedom.  It is useful to refer
+those nonfree platforms trample their freedom.  It is useful to refer
 them to
 @url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html}.
 You can say, ``This program respects your freedom, but Windows does
@@ -2426,8 +2426,8 @@
 the site runs on free software alone.  (It is ok if the site uses
 unreleased custom software, since that is free in a trivial sense:
 there's only one user and it has the four freedoms.)  If the web site
-for a GNU package runs on non-free software, the public will see this,
-and it will have the effect of granting legitimacy to the non-free
+for a GNU package runs on nonfree software, the public will see this,
+and it will have the effect of granting legitimacy to the nonfree
 program.
 
 If you use multiple sites, they should all follow that criterion.
@@ -2662,24 +2662,24 @@
 no licensing consortium has been set up.  GNU programs and their web
 sites should not distribute video in MPEG-2 or MPEG 4 formats.
 
-A GNU package should not recommend use of any non-free program, nor
-should it require a non-free program (such as a non-free compiler or
+A GNU package should not recommend use of any nonfree program, nor
+should it require a nonfree program (such as a nonfree compiler or
 IDE) to build.  Thus, a GNU package cannot be written in a programming
 language that does not have a free software implementation.  Now that
 GNU/Linux systems are widely available, all GNU packages should
 provide full functionality on a 100% free GNU/Linux system, and should
-not require any non-free software to build or function.
+not require any nonfree software to build or function.
 The GNU Coding Standards say a lot more about this issue.
 
-Similarly, a GNU package should not require the use of non-free
+Similarly, a GNU package should not require the use of nonfree
 software, including JavaScript, for the coordination of its
 development.  For example, please don't use Transifex for translation
-of your software because it requires your translators to use non-free,
+of your software because it requires your translators to use nonfree,
 JavaScript-based editing tools.  Instead, a service without any
 ethical concerns should be used, such as The Translation Project
 (@url{https://translationproject.org}).
 
-A GNU package should not refer the user to any non-free documentation
+A GNU package should not refer the user to any nonfree documentation
 for free software.  The need for free documentation to come with free
 software is now a major focus of the GNU project; to show that we are
 serious about the need for free documentation, we must not contradict



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