[Office-commits] r9699 - trunk/campaigns/gnubucks

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Author: johns
Date: Thu Sep 24 17:00:10 2009
New Revision: 9699

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   trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/bountyprogrampressrelease.mdwn

Modified: trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/bountyprogrampressrelease.mdwn
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--- trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/bountyprogrampressrelease.mdwn     Thu Sep 24 
16:59:51 2009        (r9698)
+++ trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/bountyprogrampressrelease.mdwn     Thu Sep 24 
17:00:10 2009        (r9699)
@@ -1,16 +1,46 @@
-###Free Software Foundation announces new bounty program: offers awards for 
unearthing non-free code in free software
+### Free Software Foundation announces new bounty program, offering "GNU 
Bucks" for finding nonfree code in free distributions
 
-BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, September 24, 2009 -- The Free 
Software Foundation (FSF) today introduced a new program to reward those who 
find non-free code in free software operating system distributions.  FSF has 
defined a list of guidelines covering what it means to be a free distribution, 
and it maintains a list of distributions which meet guidelines.  
+BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, September 24, 2009 -- The Free
+Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it will begin rewarding
+those who find and report any nonfree code in free software operating
+system distributions with public recognition and "GNU Bucks." The FSF
+maintains a list of guidelines covering what it means to be a free
+distribution, and a list of distributions that commit to meeting those
+guidelines.
+
+"By providing an incentive to find and report problems, this new
+awards program will help make sure that the FSF-endorsed free
+distributions of GNU/Linux stay really and truly free," said FSF
+executive director Peter Brown.
+
+"Ever since we published the guidelines for what it takes to be a free
+system distribution, we have been looking for practical ways to deal
+with the issue of nonfree software that is accidentally included in
+these distributions -- steps that are within our means and the means
+of distribution maintainers. This new program does a good job of
+striking that balance," said FSF licensing compliance engineer Brett
+Smith,
+
+Those qualifying for the award will receive a "GNU Buck" certificate,
+in the amount of Pi and signed by Free Software Foundation president
+and "Chief Gnuisance" Richard Stallman.
+
+In order to qualify for the GNU Buck award, someone first submits a
+detailed, actionable report about nonfree code in a free distribution
+to both the FSF and the maintainers of the distribution. If the
+maintainers confirm the report, the person will receive an award and,
+if desired, public recognition. When that happens, the FSF will also
+notify other free distributions to make sure they can address the
+issue as well.
+
+The awards follow in the tradition of the checks written by legendary
+computer scientist Donald Knuth to anyone who found errors in his
+seminal textbook "The Art of Computer Programming." To receive a check
+was such an honor that they were more often displayed on office walls
+than cashed. (Knuth stopped writing actual checks in 2008 due to check
+fraud.)
 
-"This new awards program will help make sure that the FSF-endorsed free 
distributions of GNU/Linux are really and truly free," said FSF executive 
director Peter Brown.
-
-"Ever since we published the guidelines for what we consider to be a free 
system distribution, we have been looking for practical ways to deal with the 
issue of nonfree software that is accidentally included in these 
distributions-- steps that are within our means and the means of distribution 
maintainers," said FSF licensing compliance engineer Brett Smith, "This new 
program does a good job of striking that balance."
-
-Those qualifying for the award will receive a "GNU Buck" certificate, in the 
amount of Pi signed by Free Software Foundation president and "Chief Gnuisance" 
Richard Stallman.
-
-In order to qualify for the "GNU Buck" award, someone first submits a 
detailed, actionable report about non-free code in a free distribution to both 
FSF and the maintainer of the distribution. If the maintainer confirms the 
report and removes the non-free part, the person will receive an award and, if 
desired, public recognition.  When that happens, the FSF will also notify other 
free distros, through the gnu-linux-libre list, to make sure they can address 
the issue too. 
-
-The awards follow in the tradition of the checks written by legendary computer 
scientist Donald Knuth to anyone who found errors in his seminal textbook "The 
Art of Computer Programming."  To receive a check was such an honor that they 
were more often displayed on office walls than cashed. (Knuth stopped writing 
actual checks in 2008 due to check fraud.)
+A full explanation of the program is at URL.
 
 For more information on the FSF's criteria for classifying a distribution as 
free, see:
 <http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html>
@@ -18,39 +48,54 @@
 For the full list of FSF-endorsed distributions, see:
 <http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html>
 
-
 ### About the Free Software Foundation
 
-The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting 
computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer 
programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) 
software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- 
and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread 
awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of 
software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important 
source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can 
be made at <http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
+The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
+promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
+redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
+use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
+system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
+software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
+political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
+located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information
+about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
+<http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
 
 ### About Free Software and Open Source
 
-The free software movement's goal is freedom for computer users. Some, 
especially corporations, advocate a different viewpoint, known as "open 
source," which cites only practical goals such as making software powerful and 
reliable, focuses on development models, and avoids discussion of ethics and 
freedom. These two viewpoints are different at the deepest level. For more 
explanation, see 
<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>.
+The free software movement's goal is freedom for computer users. Some,
+especially corporations, advocate a different viewpoint, known as
+"open source," which cites only practical goals such as making
+software powerful and reliable, focuses on development models, and
+avoids discussion of ethics and freedom. These two viewpoints are
+different at the deepest level. For more explanation, see
+<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>.
 
 ### About the GNU Operating System and Linux
 
-Richard Stallman announced in September 1983 the plan to develop a free
-software Unix-like operating system called GNU. GNU is the only operating
-system developed specifically for the sake of users' freedom. See
-<http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html>.
-
-In 1992, the essential components of GNU were complete, except for one, the
-kernel. When in 1992 the kernel Linux was re-released under the GNU GPL, making
-it free software, the combination of GNU and Linux formed a complete free
-operating system, which made it possible for the first time to run a PC without
-non-free software. This combination is the GNU/Linux system. For more
-explanation, see <http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html>.
+Richard Stallman announced in September 1983 the plan to develop a
+free software Unix-like operating system called GNU. GNU is the only
+operating system developed specifically for the sake of users'
+freedom. See <http://www.gnu.org/gnu/the-gnu-project.html>.
+
+In 1992, the essential components of GNU were complete, except for
+one, the kernel. When in 1992 the kernel Linux was re-released under
+the GNU GPL, making it free software, the combination of GNU and Linux
+formed a complete free operating system, which made it possible for
+the first time to run a PC without non-free software. This combination
+is the GNU/Linux system. For more explanation, see
+<http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html>.
 
 ### Media Contacts
 
-John Sullivan  
-Operations Manager  
+Brett Smith  
+Licensing Compliance Engineer  
 Free Software Foundation  
 +1 (617) 542 5942  
address@hidden
+<address@hidden>
 
-Brett Sullivan  
-Licensing Compliance Engineer  
+John Sullivan  
+Operations Manager  
 Free Software Foundation  
 +1 (617) 542 5942  
address@hidden
+<address@hidden>