[Office-commits] r9927 - trunk/campaigns/gnubucks

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Author: johns
Date: Thu Oct  1 17:02:47 2009
New Revision: 9927

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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 Oct  1 
16:51:30 2009        (r9926)
+++ trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/bountyprogrampressrelease.mdwn     Thu Oct  1 
17:02:47 2009        (r9927)
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ### 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
+BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 1, 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.
+those who find and report any nonfree components 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 endorses distributions that commit to
+meeting those guidelines.
 
 "By spurring users to find and report problems, this new
 awards program will help make sure that the FSF-endorsed free
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@
 
 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.
+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
-FSF confirms the report, the person will receive an award and the option
-of public recognition. The FSF will also
-notify other free distributions to make sure they can address the
-issue as well.
+detailed, actionable report about nonfree materials in a free
+distribution to both the FSF and the maintainers of the distribution.
+If the the report is confirmed, the person will receive an award and
+the option of public recognition. 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
@@ -40,13 +39,14 @@
 than cashed. (Knuth stopped writing actual checks in 2008 due to check
 fraud.)
 
-A full explanation of the program is at URL.
+A full explanation of the program is at
+<http://www.gnu.org/help/gnu-bucks.html>.
 
-For more information on the FSF's criteria for classifying a distribution as 
free, see:
+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>
+The full list of distributions meeting these criteria is published at
+<http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html>.
 
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