.)
@@ -457,7 +461,7 @@ concerning GNU/Linux, it's also pointless: Unlike the case with proprietary
OSes, our OS will not live or die by the level of its acceptance and
release/maintenance of ported applications. It and all key applications
are open source: the programmer community that maintains it is
-self-supporting, and would keep it advancing and healthy regardless
+self-supporting, and would keep it advancing and and healthy regardless
of whether the business world and general public uses it with wild
abandon, only a little, or not at all. Because of its open-source
licence terms, source code is permanently available. GNU/Linux cannot be
@@ -601,7 +605,7 @@ More recently,
they've been joined by
(UK),
(UK),
- (German publishing firm; publishes in English, German, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish; North American edition is named Linux Pro Magazine),
+ (German publishing firm; publishes in English, German, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish; North American edition is named Linux Pro Magazine),
(India; formerly LINUX
For You),
@@ -812,6 +816,8 @@ development of software working with GNU/Linux:
-
-
-
+
-
+
-
@@ -1679,6 +1685,8 @@ HOWTO from 3.0 to 4.0. Included nod to realism that, no, the world at large
is never going to adopt the usage "GNU/Linux", but please indulge me anyway.
Linked in two appropriate places to separate Meetup.com rant.
- 1.8.6: Fixed new typos and punctuation errors, revised antiquated emphasis on ftp, and averted one quibble about tax-exempt status not requiring incorporation (the 501(c)(3) exception). Politely disagreed with Kendall's implication that everyone deserves an equal say in "big decisions".
+
- 1.8.7: Add Software Freedom Conservancy and The Mozilla
+Foundation.