all.html malware-games.html proprietary.html proprietary-subscrip...

[Diff Report]

Modified:

    all.html
    malware-games.html
    proprietary.html
    proprietary-subscriptions.html

diff -rNU2 all.html all.html
--- all.html    2023-01-11 05:01:47.219764692 +0000
+++ all.html    2023-01-30 05:01:14.131637394 +0000
@@ -51,4 +51,22 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-01-29' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2023-01-23' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
+    <p>A dispute between Blizzard and one of its partners caused <a
+    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft";>
+    World of Wordcraft to go offline in China</a>. The shutdown may not be
+    permanent, but even if it is not, the fact that a business disagreement
+    can stop all users in China from playing the game illustrates the
+    injustice of requiring the use of a specific server.</p>
+
+    <p>We expect that users must pay to use that server, but whether that
+    is the case is a side issue.  Even if use of that server is gratis,
+    the harm comes from the fact that the program doesn't allow people
+    to make and use other servers for that job.</p>
+
+    <p>Let's hope game fans in China learn the importance of <a
+    href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html";>rejecting nonfree
+    games</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
 <!--#set var='ADD' value='2023-01-08' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2022-11-30' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
     <p>Hackers discovered <a
@@ -3004,5 +3022,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/01/10 16:25:32 $
+$Date: 2023/01/29 12:12:58 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 malware-games.html malware-games.html
--- malware-games.html  2023-01-11 05:01:47.235764695 +0000
+++ malware-games.html  2023-01-30 05:01:14.151637410 +0000
@@ -65,4 +65,24 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202301230">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-01</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>A dispute between Blizzard and one of its partners caused <a
+    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft";>
+    World of Wordcraft to go offline in China</a>. The shutdown may not be
+    permanent, but even if it is not, the fact that a business disagreement
+    can stop all users in China from playing the game illustrates the
+    injustice of requiring the use of a specific server.</p>
+
+    <p>We expect that users must pay to use that server, but whether that
+    is the case is a side issue.  Even if use of that server is gratis,
+    the harm comes from the fact that the program doesn't allow people
+    to make and use other servers for that job.</p>
+
+    <p>Let's hope game fans in China learn the importance of <a
+    href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html";>rejecting nonfree
+    games</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202010221">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2020-10</small>'
@@ -486,5 +506,5 @@
      Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2016-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2016-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
 
 <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -496,5 +516,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/11/12 20:56:29 $
+$Date: 2023/01/29 12:25:15 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html    2023-01-11 05:01:47.271764702 +0000
+++ proprietary.html    2023-01-30 05:01:14.187637440 +0000
@@ -226,4 +226,24 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202301230">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-01</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>A dispute between Blizzard and one of its partners caused <a
+    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft";>
+    World of Wordcraft to go offline in China</a>. The shutdown may not be
+    permanent, but even if it is not, the fact that a business disagreement
+    can stop all users in China from playing the game illustrates the
+    injustice of requiring the use of a specific server.</p>
+
+    <p>We expect that users must pay to use that server, but whether that
+    is the case is a side issue.  Even if use of that server is gratis,
+    the harm comes from the fact that the program doesn't allow people
+    to make and use other servers for that job.</p>
+
+    <p>Let's hope game fans in China learn the importance of <a
+    href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html";>rejecting nonfree
+    games</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202211301">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-11</small>'
@@ -285,18 +305,4 @@
     anonymously.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M202210110">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-10</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p>Xiaomi provides a tool to <a
-    href="https://www.guidetoroot.com/unlock-bootloader-on-any-xiaomi-phones/";>
-    unlock the bootloader of Xiaomi smartphones and tablets</a>,
-    but this requires creating an account on the company's servers,
-    i.e. providing your phone number. This is the price you have to pay
-    for &ldquo;legally&rdquo; running a free software operating system
-    on Xiaomi devices. But the manufacturer retains control of the
-    unlocked device through a backdoor in the bootloader&mdash;the same
-    backdoor that was remotely used to unlock it.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 <p class="button right-align">
@@ -361,5 +367,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/01/08 17:55:29 $
+$Date: 2023/01/29 12:12:58 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-subscriptions.html proprietary-subscriptions.html
--- proprietary-subscriptions.html      2023-01-11 05:01:47.295764706 +0000
+++ proprietary-subscriptions.html      2023-01-30 05:01:14.211637460 +0000
@@ -70,4 +70,24 @@
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202301230">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2023-01</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>A dispute between Blizzard and one of its partners caused <a
+    
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/world-of-warcraft-offline-china-millions-gamers-bereft";>
+    World of Wordcraft to go offline in China</a>. The shutdown may not be
+    permanent, but even if it is not, the fact that a business disagreement
+    can stop all users in China from playing the game illustrates the
+    injustice of requiring the use of a specific server.</p>
+
+    <p>We expect that users must pay to use that server, but whether that
+    is the case is a side issue.  Even if use of that server is gratis,
+    the harm comes from the fact that the program doesn't allow people
+    to make and use other servers for that job.</p>
+
+    <p>Let's hope game fans in China learn the importance of <a
+    href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html";>rejecting nonfree
+    games</a>.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202207300">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2022-07</small>'
@@ -257,5 +277,5 @@
      Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2016-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2016-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
 
 <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
@@ -267,5 +287,5 @@
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/08/22 09:55:29 $
+$Date: 2023/01/29 12:25:15 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>