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diff --git a/Parabola_Social_Contract.md b/Parabola_Social_Contract.md index 095abe5..4ba70ee 100644 --- a/Parabola_Social_Contract.md +++ b/Parabola_Social_Contract.md @@ -1,33 +1,34 @@ -The social contract of Parabola GNU/Linux is a commitment of the -distribution with the libre software community in general and its users -in particular. It is because of this that our social contract will -always follow the philosophy of free knowledge. All the amendments to -this social contract must be faithful to the spirit of the [Free -Software Movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement). +The social contract of Parabola is a commitment of the project with the +libre software community in general and its users in particular. It is +because of this that our social contract will always follow the +philosophy of free knowledge. All the amendments to this social contract +must be faithful to the spirit of the [Free Software +movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement) -1. **Parabola GNU/Linux is libre software:** it will follow the [GNU - free system distribution - guidelines](http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html), +1. **Parabola is libre software**: Products of the Parabola project + will follow the [GNU Free System Distribution + Guidelines](http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html) so it doesn't include or recommend proprietary software or documentation and it does not provide any type of support for their installation or execution. This includes: proprietary software, binary only firmware or [binary blobs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_blob). -2. **Parabola GNU/Linux and other distributions:** Parabola's objective - is to support the free software movement so we only need to compete - against nonfree software. Parabola will strive to support other free - software projects as best it can and any information from our +2. **Parabola and other distributions**: Parabola's objective is to + support the Free Software movement so we only need to compete + against non-free software. Parabola will strive to support other + Free Software projects as best it can and any information from our project will be available for anybody who needs it. That includes our packages and repositories. -3. **Parabola GNU/Linux and its community:** our community is - democratic in its essence, so the community is included whenever - there is a need to take a decision. We encourage community - participation in the development of the project. -4. **Parabola GNU/Linux and ArchLinux:** Parabola is the free version - of [ArchLinux](http://www.archlinux.org/). We provide repositories - and installation images without any nonfree software. We respect - Arch's KISS philosophy (Keep It Simple, Stupid) and its - developing process. In that sense, Parabola will always maintain - retro compatibility with Arch so as to help free already +3. **Parabola and its community**: Our community is democratic in its + essence, so the community is included whenever there is a need to + make a decision. We encourage community participation in the + development of the project. +4. **Parabola and Arch Linux**: Parabola will produce an operating + system that is a Free version of [Arch + Linux](http://www.archlinux.org/). We provide repositories and + installation images without any non-free software. We respect Arch's + KISS philosophy (Keep It Simple, Stupid) and its + development process. In that sense, Parabola will always maintain + retro compatibility with Arch Linux so as to help Free already working installations. |