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diff --git a/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/readme/mreadme.tex b/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/readme/mreadme.tex index 950f4a64c..1bb185c74 100644 --- a/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/readme/mreadme.tex +++ b/doc/context/sources/general/manuals/readme/mreadme.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% interface=en language=uk +% language=us runpath=texruns:manuals/readme % author : Hans Hagen % copyright : PRAGMA ADE & ConTeXt Development Team @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ \startsubject[title={Introduction}] -What licence suits best for a \TEX\ like system is a matter of taste. Personally -we dislike any licence that needs more than a few pages of dense legal code to +What license suits best for a \TEX\ like system is a matter of taste. Personally +we dislike any license that needs more than a few pages of dense legal code to get the message across. A \TEX\ related system like \CONTEXT\ is a hybrid of programs, scripts and|/|or macro code as well as documentation and sample code, including graphics. \TEX\ related systems also have a long standing tradition of @@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ providing support structures for users. In order to make support feasible, a way the related files are named and organized in a tree structure. Even a small change in one of the elements may let such a system behave differently than manuals suggest. Swap a font, change some style defaults, leave out some pieces, -and users may end up in confusion. A licence does not give a user any guarantees! +and users may end up in confusion. A license does not give a user any guarantees! In order to satisfy those responsible for distributing \CONTEXT, we need to -choose a licence that makes them feel comfortable. Unfortunately we don't feel -that comfortable with a licence that does not provide the guarantees that a -system will not be adapted in such ways that the advertised behaviour changes. On +choose a license that makes them feel comfortable. Unfortunately we don't feel +that comfortable with a license that does not provide the guarantees that a +system will not be adapted in such ways that the advertised behavior changes. On the other hand, it is the responsibility of those distributing and extending the system to make sure that this does not happen. However, users should not automatically assume that what they get shipped is the same as the original, @@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ The documentation can be downloaded from our website or the Wiki. Some manuals ship with source code. We might ship more source code but only when the source is stable and clean and can serve as an example. -That said, what licence does apply? We need to distinguish between things that +That said, what license does apply? We need to distinguish between things that resemble a program on the one hand and documentation on the other hand. We -(currently) use a different licence for either of them. +(currently) use a different license for either of them. \stopsubject @@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ distributed under the \goto{Creative Commons GNU GPL}[url(gpl-simple)] \stopnarrower -For practical purposes distributers may also choose the \LATEX\ project licence, -which is considered to be a bit more \TEX\ friendly. (BSD alike licences also +For practical purposes distributors may also choose the \LATEX\ project license, +which is considered to be a bit more \TEX\ friendly. (BSD alike licenses also apply well for \CONTEXT.) In practice, users may forget about the legal part, if only because I haven't @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ license, it grants to you the four following freedoms: The freedom to study how the program works and adapt it to your needs. \stopitem \startitem - The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour. + The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. \stopitem \startitem The freedom to improve the program and release your improvements to the @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Here are a few recommendations in case you want to distribute, extend of embed \stopitem \startitem - Put your own code in the right subpaths, i.e.\ modules approved by the + Put your own code in the right sub paths, i.e.\ modules approved by the development team under \type {.../third}, and styles and whatever else under \type {.../user}. This way your code will not interfere with existing code and updating will give less problems. Keep in mind that \TEX\ systems have @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Here are a few recommendations in case you want to distribute, extend of embed \startsubject[title={Documents}] -The documentation is provided under another Creative Commons licence: +The documentation is provided under another Creative Commons license: \startnarrower \goto{Attribution ShareAlike}[url(bysa-simple)] @@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ The developers can be met at: \startsubject[title={Disclaimer}] -To play safe we include a disclaimer here, taken from the BSD style licence. For +To play safe we include a disclaimer here, taken from the BSD style license. For some reason such a text is always in unreadable capitals, so \unknown \start \txx \blue @@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. \stop -\unknown\ and don't bother discussing licence issues and related things with us -for the mere sake of discussing licence stuff. +\unknown\ and don't bother discussing license issues and related things with us +for the mere sake of discussing license stuff. \stopsubject |