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+###Free Software Foundation announces new bounty program: offers awards for 
unearthing non-free code in free software
+
+The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today is pleased to introduce a program to 
reward those who find non-free code in free software operating system 
distributions.
+
+Ever since we published the guidelines for what we consider to be a free 
system distribution 
(http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html), we've 
been thinking about how we can better deal with the issue of non-free software 
that is accidentally included in these distributions. We're confident that the 
policy requirements that we currently have are the right ones, but we've been 
looking for practical ways to be more proactive about addressing those sorts of 
problems -- steps that are within our means and the means of distribution 
maintainers like you. And we've come up with a new program that we think will 
do a good job of striking that balance.
+
+We're calling it the GNU Bucks program. If you're familiar with the rewards 
that Donald Knuth gives out for finding errors in his texts, this works 
similarly. We will ask people to send complete, *detailed* bug reports to the 
appropriate distros, and copy us. If the bug report leads to non-free software 
being removed, they will receive a "GNU Buck" certificate, in the amount of Pi 
signed by Free Software Foundation president and "Chief Gnuisance" Richard 
Stallman, along with credit on a web page if they like.
+
+When that happens, we'll also spread word to other endorsed distros, through 
the gnu-linux-libre list, to make sure they can address the issue too. That 
way, we'll get as much benefit from this work as possible.
+
+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>
+
+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.
+
+### 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>.
+
+### 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>.