[Office-commits] r9930 - trunk/campaigns/gnubucks

[sysadmin]

Author: johns
Date: Thu Oct  1 17:30:39 2009
New Revision: 9930

Log:
We'll use this text later when we award the first buck.

Modified:
   trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/blogpostdraft.mdwn

Modified: trunk/campaigns/gnubucks/blogpostdraft.mdwn
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-###Free Software Foundation bounty program offers awards for unearthing 
non-free code in free software
+We'll modify this post to use when we award the first Buck.
 
-The Free Software Foundation 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 <a 
href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html";>guidelines</a>
 covering what it means to be a free distribution, and it maintains a <a 
href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html";>list</a> of distributions 
which meet guidelines.)  
+###GNU Bucks program offers awards for unearthing nonfree components in free 
distributions
 
-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. We think 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.
+Today we introduced a new program to reward those who find nonfree
+code in free software operating system distributions. (We have a list
+of <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html";>guidelines</a>
+covering what it means to be a free distribution, and a <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html";>list</a> of
+distributions which meet those guidelines.)
+
+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. We think 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.
 
 <img src="http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/gnubuck400.jpg";>
 
-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 FSF confirms the report, the 
person will receive an award and the option of public recognition.  The FSF 
will also notify other free distros, to make sure they can address the issue 
too. 
-
-The awards follow in the tradition of the checks written by legendary computer 
scientist <a href="http://www-cs-staff.stanford.edu/~uno/";>Donald Knuth</a> 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.)
+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 FSF
+confirms the report, the person will receive an award and the option
+of public recognition. The FSF will also notify other free distros, to
+make sure they can address the issue too.
+
+The awards follow in the tradition of the checks written by legendary
+computer scientist <a
+href="http://www-cs-staff.stanford.edu/~uno/";>Donald Knuth</a> 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.)