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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 9db62bf 1/2: Distinguish free from non-free OSes
From: |
Paul Eggert |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 9db62bf 1/2: Distinguish free from non-free OSes |
Date: |
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 22:08:50 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: emacs-26
commit 9db62bf993d746924a61cab5a532d99dfe2b0927
Author: Richard Stallman <address@hidden>
Commit: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
Distinguish free from non-free OSes
---
doc/emacs/macos.texi | 8 ++++++++
doc/emacs/msdos.texi | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/macos.texi b/doc/emacs/macos.texi
index e669eaa..00e52f2 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/macos.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/macos.texi
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ built either without window system support, with X11, or
with the
Cocoa interface; this section only applies to the Cocoa build. This
does not support versions before macOS 10.6.
+ GNUstep is free software; MacOS is not. MacOS a non-free operating
+system; that means it denies its users the freedom that every computer
+user deserves. That is an injustice. For your freedom's sake, we
+urge you to switch to a free operating system.
+
+ We support GNU Emacs on proprietary operating systems because
+we hope this taste of freedom will inspire users to escape from them.
+
For various historical and technical reasons, Emacs uses the term
@samp{Nextstep} internally, instead of ``Cocoa'' or ``macOS''; for
instance, most of the commands and variables described in this section
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
index 90f0389..ceb203c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdos.texi
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ manual (@pxref{MS-DOS,,, emacs-xtra, Specialized Emacs
Features}).
section (@pxref{MS-DOS}).
@end ifnottex
+ MS-Windows is a non-free operating system; that means it denies its
+users the freedom that every computer user deserves. That is an
+injustice. For your freedom's sake, we urge you to switch to a free
+operating system.
+
+ We support GNU Emacs on these proprietary operating systems because
+we hope this taste of freedom will inspire users to escape from them.
The behavior of Emacs on MS-Windows is reasonably similar to what is
documented in the rest of the manual, including support for long file