From d85ece03edc3669726b50e9c8c193e5626268ea8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:48:17 +0200 Subject: Add skeleton of a Haunt web site. --- website/social-contract.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/social-contract.md (limited to 'website/social-contract.md') diff --git a/website/social-contract.md b/website/social-contract.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7779132 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/social-contract.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +title: GNU Social Contract 1.0 +author: The GNU Assembly +--- + +# GNU Social Contract 1.0 + +These are the core commitments of the GNU Project, which creates and +distributes a software system that respects users' freedoms. + +## The GNU Project respects users' freedoms + +The GNU Project provides software that guarantees to all users the +_Four Essential Freedoms_, without compromise: + 0. The freedom to run the program as they wish, for any purpose. + 1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does + their computing as they wish. + 2. The freedom to redistribute copies so they can help others. + 3. The freedom to distribute copies of their modified versions to others. + +The GNU Project adopts policies that encourage and enable developers +to actively defend user freedom. These policies include using +_copyleft licenses_, designed to ensure that users’ freedoms cannot be +stripped off, when appropriate. + +Besides upholding the Four Essential Freedoms, the GNU Project pays +attention to new threats to users' freedom, and responds to them as they +arise. + + +## The GNU Project provides a consistent system + +The GNU Project develops an operating system, the _GNU System_, as well as +a set of applications. Each software component developed by the GNU Project +is referred to as a _GNU package_. GNU package developers work together to +ensure consistency across packages. + + +## The GNU Project collaborates with the broader free software community + +The GNU Project works together with other free software projects to +advance its goals, and aims to extend the reach of the project beyond +the GNU System. + + +## The GNU Project welcomes contributions from all and everyone + +The GNU Project commits to providing a harassment-free +experience for all contributors. It wants to give everyone the +opportunity of contributing to its efforts on any of the many tasks that +require work. It welcomes all contributors, regardless of their gender, +ethnicity, sexual orientation, level of experience, or any other +personal characteristics. -- cgit v1.2.1