From 0a68458fac297c5ce577ef9973d3a291bf616490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:00:36 -0400 Subject: Remove page titles from pages. --- (limited to 'essays') diff --git a/essays/commercial-free-software.mdwn b/essays/commercial-free-software.mdwn index 6a0c828..c71e4ab 100644 --- a/essays/commercial-free-software.mdwn +++ b/essays/commercial-free-software.mdwn @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@ -Commercial Free Software: Not an Oxymoron -========================================= - TODO: Clean up some wording, consider removing reference to Sencha Inc., maybe mention Qt "open governance", mention transferable skills under "Development", discuss application stores under "Distribution", and note that most money in @@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ distribution. [fed]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_a_disjunct Development ------------ +=========== Modern economic models around free software closely resemble early economic models around software. Keep in mind that software freedom is as old as software @@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ has the rights to the software, then the software is free for all its users. [13][17] Support -------- +======= With proprietary software, only the copyright holder is allowed to understand it, and only they are allowed to support it. Support of proprietary software is @@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ companies offering support services in free software. [29] Clearly, there is a successful business model here -- one based in a free market. Distribution ------------- +============ Additionally, some people sell free software. That is, they charge a fee for distribution, even of other people's work. How is this morally acceptable? A @@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ so, he made about $1300 per month, a respectable income from something that's "free"! [13] Conclusion ----------- +========== In short, programmers have always had ways to earn money with free software, even before proprietary software existed. Most programmers who write free @@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ software programmers are usually paid for the time spent writing software, not for copies of the software (or more accurately, the right to use the software). References: ------------ +=========== 1. "Proprietary Software". Wikipedia. July 10, 2011. <>. diff --git a/essays/index.mdwn b/essays/index.mdwn index 8713eec..2ba7df5 100644 --- a/essays/index.mdwn +++ b/essays/index.mdwn @@ -1,14 +1,11 @@ -Essays -====== - Here you will find essays containing facts and opinions about computing freedom and ethics, U.S. and international copyright law, and GNU/Linux. Computing Freedom and Ethics ----------------------------- +============================ * [Commercial Free Software: Not an Oxymoron](commercial-free-software.html) * [On Facebook, Google+, and Ethical Social @@ -16,6 +13,6 @@ Computing Freedom and Ethics * Software as a Service: Lost in the Cloud Copyright Law -------------- +============= diff --git a/essays/social-networking.mdwn b/essays/social-networking.mdwn index acf24dd..c446ee7 100644 --- a/essays/social-networking.mdwn +++ b/essays/social-networking.mdwn @@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ --> -On Facebook, Google+, and Ethical Social Networking -=================================================== - TO COME: An introduction and a section on Google+. The Ethics of Facebook ----------------------- +====================== Facebook shares their users' personal information with third parties. They use mere Web site design changes as an excuse to revert users' privacy settings to @@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ to write about Facebook's poor track record with privacy and create rather amusing "Dislike" and "not f'd" buttons. [12] Ethical Social Networking -------------------------- +========================= TODO: Move characteristic four into a note somewhere, as it is rare for a service provider to attempt to claim copyright on user-submitted works. Also, @@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ has recently been offered by Georg Greve, founder of the Free Software Foundation Europe. [19] References: ------------ +=========== 1. "Five Hidden Dangers of Facebook". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. May 11, 2010. -- cgit v0.9.1