www/server/staging the-moral-and-the-legal.html

[Jing Luo]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Jing Luo <jing> 24/01/16 10:08:59

Modified files:
        server/staging : the-moral-and-the-legal.html 

Log message:
        wrap some lines using emacs autofill mode

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/staging/the-moral-and-the-legal.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: the-moral-and-the-legal.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/server/staging/the-moral-and-the-legal.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- the-moral-and-the-legal.html        16 Jan 2024 15:06:30 -0000      1.4
+++ the-moral-and-the-legal.html        16 Jan 2024 15:08:59 -0000      1.5
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 <p>The legal level is about what current laws require.  When we in the free
 software movement make a legal argument, that is what we are arguing about.
-However, the moral level is what matters most&mdash;it is where our goals
-come from.  Liberty resides at that level, which is why we also call it
+However, the moral level is what matters most&mdash;it is where our goals come
+from.  Liberty resides at that level, which is why we also call it
 &ldquo;libre&rdquo; software.</p>
 
 <p>The two levels are not the same or even parallel.  In general,
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@
 <p>There is a pervasive tendency, especially in the US, to assume that laws
 dictate right and wrong.  If we in the free software movement post articles or
 letters that discuss only the legal level, readers will tend to assume we
-agree with that assumption&mdash;that what we judge by is legality above
-all, so that if an action is lawful we are unable to criticize it.</p>
+agree with that assumption&mdash;that what we judge by is legality above all,
+so that if an action is lawful we are unable to criticize it.</p>
 
 <p>Since our overall purpose is to end the lawful but unjust computing
-practices (nonfree software and <a
-href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">SaaSS</a>) because
-we judge morally that they are
-unjust, we must show we do not define morality as &ldquo;not breaking any
-laws.&rdquo;  We need to keep reminding the public to pay attention to the
-deeper level, which is the moral level.  If, in a communication, we focus on 
the
-shallow aspects alone, we miss an opportunity to show the public our deeper
-message.  Because some readers are interested only in the legalities, we must
-show we don't consider those to be paramount.</p>
+practices (nonfree software
+and <a href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">SaaSS</a>)
+because we judge morally that they are unjust, we must show we do not define
+morality as &ldquo;not breaking any laws.&rdquo; We need to keep reminding the
+public to pay attention to the deeper level, which is the moral level.  If, in
+a communication, we focus on the shallow aspects alone, we miss an opportunity
+to show the public our deeper message.  Because some readers are interested
+only in the legalities, we must show we don't consider those to be
+paramount.</p>
 
 <p>In some cases, we contend, morality and legality say opposite things.  In
 the US, distributing a program that can break DRM is illegal; the companies
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2024/01/16 15:06:30 $
+$Date: 2024/01/16 15:08:59 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>