HTML tag errors in intro/about
Hi.
I am translating some Debian web pages to Turkish. When I translating
intro/about [1] page, I found a couple errors in this page. Opened HTML tags,
such as <p> and <li> not closed corretly. I fixed this errors in
intro/about.wml and made a patch.
[1]: http://www.debian.org/intro/about
--- about.wml 2007-05-23 21:53:57.000000000 +0300
+++ about_new.wml 2009-03-24 16:52:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,72 +1,72 @@
#use wml::debian::template title="About Debian"
#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/releases/info"
-<UL>
-<LI><A href="#what">WHAT is Debian anyway?</A>
-<LI><A href="#free">It's all free?</A>
-<LI><A href="#CD">You say free, but the CDs/bandwidth cost money!</A>
-<LI><A href="#disbelief">Most software costs over a hundred dollars. How can you give it
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#what">WHAT is Debian anyway?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#free">It's all free?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#CD">You say free, but the CDs/bandwidth cost money!</a></li>
+<li><a href="#disbelief">Most software costs over a hundred dollars. How can you give it
away?</A>
-<LI><A href="#hardware">What hardware is supported?</A>
-<LI><A href="#info">Before I decide, I need more information.</A>
-<LI><A href="#why">I'm still not convinced. What are some pros and cons of Debian?</A>
-<LI><a href="#install">How do I get Debian?</a>
-<LI><a href="#support">I can't set it up all by myself.
- Where do I get support for Debian?</a>
-<LI><A href="#who">Who are you all anyway?</A>
-<LI><A href="#users">Who uses Debian?</A>
-<LI><A href="#history">How'd it all get started?</A>
-</UL>
+<li><a href="#hardware">What hardware is supported?</a>
+<li><a href="#info">Before I decide, I need more information.</a></li>
+<li><a href="#why">I'm still not convinced. What are some pros and cons of Debian?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#install">How do I get Debian?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#support">I can't set it up all by myself.
+ Where do I get support for Debian?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#who">Who are you all anyway?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#users">Who uses Debian?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#history">How'd it all get started?</a></li>
+</ul>
-<H2><A name="what">WHAT is Debian?</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="what">WHAT is Debian?</a></h2>
-<P>The <A HREF="$(HOME)/">Debian Project</A> is an association of
-individuals who have made common cause to create a <A HREF="free">free</A>
+<p>The <a href="$(HOME)/">Debian Project</a> is an association of
+individuals who have made common cause to create a <a href="free">free</a>
operating system. This operating system that we have created is called
<strong>Debian GNU/Linux</strong>, or simply <strong>Debian</strong> for
-short.
+short.</p>
<p>An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make
your computer run.
At the core of an operating system is the kernel.
The kernel is the most fundamental program on the computer and does all the basic
-housekeeping and lets you start other programs.
+housekeeping and lets you start other programs.</p>
<p>Debian systems currently use the <a href="http://www.kernel.org/";>Linux</a>
kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by
<a href="http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/";>Linus Torvalds</a>
-and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide.
+and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide.</p>
<p>However, work is in progress to provide Debian for other kernels,
primarily for
-<A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html";>the Hurd</A>.
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html";>the Hurd</a>.
The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on top of a microkernel (such as
Mach) to implement different features. The Hurd is free software produced by the
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/";>GNU project</a>.
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/";>GNU project</a>.</p>
-<P>A large part of the basic tools that fill out the operating system come
-from the <A href="http://www.gnu.org/";>GNU project</A>; hence the names:
+<p>A large part of the basic tools that fill out the operating system come
+from the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/";>GNU project</a>; hence the names:
GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd.
-These tools are also free.
+These tools are also free.</p>
-<P>Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs
+<p>Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs
to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to
running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes
-with over <packages_in_stable> <A HREF="$(DISTRIB)/packages">packages</A> (precompiled
+with over <packages_in_stable> <a href="$(DISTRIB)/packages">packages</a> (precompiled
software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your
-machine) — all of it <A HREF="free">free</A>.
+machine) — all of it <a HREF="free">free</a>.</p>
-<P>It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel.
+<p>It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel.
On top of that are all the basic tools.
Next is all the software that you run on the computer.
At the top of the tower is Debian — carefully organizing and fitting
-everything so it all works together.
+everything so it all works together.</p>
-<H2>It's all <A href="free" name="free">free?</A></H2>
+<h2>It's all <a href="free" name="free">free?</a></h2>
-<P>You may be wondering: why would people spend hours of their own time to write
-software, carefully package it, and then <EM>give</EM> it all away?
+<p>You may be wondering: why would people spend hours of their own time to write
+software, carefully package it, and then <em>give</em> it all away?
The answers are as varied as the people who contribute.
Some people like to help others.
Many write programs to learn more about computers.
@@ -78,96 +78,96 @@
their research into wider use.
Businesses help maintain free software so they can have a say in how it develops --
there's no quicker way to get a new feature than to implement it yourself!
-Of course, a lot of us just find it great fun.
+Of course, a lot of us just find it great fun.</p>
-<P>Debian is so committed to free software that we thought it would be useful if that
+<p>Debian is so committed to free software that we thought it would be useful if that
commitment was formalized in a written document. Thus, our
-<A href="$(HOME)/social_contract">Social Contract</A> was born.
+<a href="$(HOME)/social_contract">Social Contract</a> was born.</p>
-<P>Although Debian believes in free software, there are cases where people want or need to
+<p>Although Debian believes in free software, there are cases where people want or need to
put non-free software on their machine. Whenever possible Debian will support this.
There are even a growing number of packages whose sole job is to install non-free software
-into a Debian system.
+into a Debian system.</p>
-<H2><a name="CD">You say free, but the CDs/bandwidth cost money!</a></H2>
+<h2><a name="CD">You say free, but the CDs/bandwidth cost money!</a></h2>
-<P>You might be asking: If the software is free, then why do I have to pay
-a vendor for a CD, or pay an ISP for downloading?
+<p>You might be asking: If the software is free, then why do I have to pay
+a vendor for a CD, or pay an ISP for downloading?</p>
<p>When buying a CD, you are paying for someone's time, capital outlay
to make the disks, and risk (in case they don't sell them all). In other
words, you are paying for a physical medium used to deliver the software,
-not for the software itself.
+not for the software itself.</p>
<p>When we use the word "free", we are referring to software
<strong>freedom</strong>, not that it's without cost. You can read more on
<a href="free">what we mean by "free software"</a> and
<a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html";>what the Free Software
-Foundation says</a> on that subject.
+Foundation says</a> on that subject.</p>
-<H2><A name="disbelief">Most software costs over 100 US dollars. How can you give it away?</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="disbelief">Most software costs over 100 US dollars. How can you give it away?</a></h2>
-<P>A better question is how do software companies get away with charging so much?
+<p>A better question is how do software companies get away with charging so much?
Software is not like making a car. Once you've made one copy of your software, the
production costs to make a million more are tiny (there's a good reason Microsoft has
-so many billions in the bank).
+so many billions in the bank).</p>
-<P>Look at it another way: if you had an endless supply of sand in your backyard,
+<p>Look at it another way: if you had an endless supply of sand in your backyard,
you might be willing to give sand away. It would be foolish, though, to pay for a truck
to take it to others. You would make them come and get it themselves (equivalent to
downloading off the net) or they can pay someone else to deliver it to their door (equivalent
to buying a CD).
This is exactly how Debian operates and why most of the CDs/DVDs are so cheap
-(only about 12 USD for 4 DVDs).
+(only about 12 USD for 4 DVDs).</p>
<p>Debian does not make any money from the sale of CDs.
At the same time, money is needed to pay for expenses such as domain
registration and hardware. Thus, we ask that you buy from one of the
-<A href="../CD/vendors/">CD vendors</A> that
-<A href="$(HOME)/donations">donates</A> a portion of your purchase to Debian.
+<a href="../CD/vendors/">CD vendors</a> that
+<a href="$(HOME)/donations">donates</a> a portion of your purchase to Debian.</p>
-<H2><A name="hardware">What hardware is supported?</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="hardware">What hardware is supported?</a></h2>
-<P>Debian will run on almost all personal computers, including most older
+<p>Debian will run on almost all personal computers, including most older
models. Each new release of Debian generally supports a larger number of
computer architectures. For a complete list of currently supported ones,
-see the <A HREF="../releases/stable/">documentation for the stable release</A>.
+see the <a href="../releases/stable/">documentation for the stable release</a>.</p>
-<P>Almost all common hardware is supported.
+<p>Almost all common hardware is supported.
If you would like to be sure that all the devices connected to your machine
are supported, check out
-the <A href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/";>Linux Hardware
-Compatibility HOWTO</A>.
+the <a href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/";>Linux Hardware
+Compatibility HOWTO</a>.</p>
-<P>There are a few companies that make support difficult by not releasing specifications
+<p>There are a few companies that make support difficult by not releasing specifications
for their hardware. This means you might not be able to use their hardware
with GNU/Linux. Some companies provide non-free drivers, but that is a
problem because the company could later go out of business or stop support
for the hardware you have. We recommend that you only
-purchase hardware from manufacturers that provide <A href="free">free</A> drivers for their
-products.
+purchase hardware from manufacturers that provide <a href="free">free</a> drivers for their
+products.</p>
-<H2><A name="info">I'm looking for more information.</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="info">I'm looking for more information.</a></h2>
-<P>You may want to check out our <A href="$(DOC)/FAQ/">FAQ</A>.
+<p>You may want to check out our <a href="$(DOC)/FAQ/">FAQ</a>.</p>
-<H2><A name="why">I'm still not convinced.</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="why">I'm still not convinced.</a></h2>
-<P>Don't take our word for it - try Debian yourself. Since hard disk
+<p>Don't take our word for it - try Debian yourself. Since hard disk
space has become less expensive, you can probably spare about 2GB.
If you don't want or need a graphical desktop, 600MB are sufficient.
Debian can be easily installed on this extra space
and can coexist with your existing OS. If you eventually need more space,
you can simply delete one of your OSes (and after you see the power of a
-Debian system, we are confident you won't delete Debian).
+Debian system, we are confident you won't delete Debian).</p>
-<P>As trying a new operating system will take some of your valuable time,
+<p>As trying a new operating system will take some of your valuable time,
it is understandable that you may have reservations. For this reason we
-compiled a list of <A href="why_debian">pros and cons of Debian</A>. This
+compiled a list of <a href="why_debian">pros and cons of Debian</a>. This
should help you decide whether you think it's worth it. We hope you'll
-appreciate our honesty and frankness.
+appreciate our honesty and frankness.</p>
-<H2><a name="install">How do I get Debian?</a></H2>
+<h2><a name="install">How do I get Debian?</a></h2>
<p>It's most popular to install Debian from a CD which you can buy for the
price of the media at one of our many CD vendors. If you have good Internet
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@
more information.</p>
<p>If you haven't yet, you may want to first look at the
-<A href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/";>Linux Hardware
-Compatibility HOWTO</A>.
+<a href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/";>Linux Hardware
+Compatibility HOWTO</a>.</p>
-<p>Don't forget to take a look through the <A href="$(DISTRIB)/packages">packages</A>
-we offer (hopefully you won't be intimidated by the sheer number).
+<p>Don't forget to take a look through the <a href="$(DISTRIB)/packages">packages</a>
+we offer (hopefully you won't be intimidated by the sheer number).</p>
-<H2><a name="support">I can't set it up all by myself.
-How do I get support for Debian?</a></H2>
+<h2><a name="support">I can't set it up all by myself.
+How do I get support for Debian?</a></h2>
<p>You can get help by reading the documentation which is available
both on the web site and in packages you can install on your system.
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@
<p>Please see our <a href="../doc/">documentation</a> and
<a href="../support">support</a> pages for more information.</p>
-<H2><A name="who">Who are you all anyway?</A></H2>
+<h2><A name="who">Who are you all anyway?</A></h2>
-<P>Debian is produced by almost a thousand active
+<p>Debian is produced by almost a thousand active
<a href="$(DEVEL)/people">developers</a> spread
<a href="$(DEVEL)/developers.loc">around the world</a> who volunteer
in their spare time.
@@ -209,25 +209,25 @@
structure</a>. For more information on how Debian looks from the inside,
please feel free to browse the <a href="$(DEVEL)/">developers' corner</a>.</p>
-<H2><A name="users">Who uses Debian?</A></H2>
+<h2><A name="users">Who uses Debian?</A></h2>
-<P>Although no precise statistics are available (since Debian does not
+<p>Although no precise statistics are available (since Debian does not
require users to register), evidence is quite strong that Debian is
used by a wide range of organizations, large and small, as well as
many thousands of individuals. See our <a href="../users/">Who's
using Debian?</a> page for a list of high-profile organizations which
-have submitted short descriptions of how and why they use Debian.
+have submitted short descriptions of how and why they use Debian.</p>
-<H2><A name="history">How'd it all get started?</A></H2>
+<h2><a name="history">How'd it all get started?</a></h2>
-<P>Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution
+<p>Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution
which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. Debian was meant
to be carefully and conscientiously put together, and to be maintained and
supported with similar care. It started as a small, tightly-knit group of
Free Software hackers, and gradually grew to become a large, well-organized
community of developers and users. See
-<A HREF="$(DOC)/manuals/project-history/">the detailed history</A>.
+<a HREF="$(DOC)/manuals/project-history/">the detailed history</a>.</p>
-<P>Since many people have asked, Debian is pronounced /ˈde.bi.ən/. It
+<p>Since many people have asked, Debian is pronounced /ˈde.bi.ən/. It
comes from the names of the creator of Debian, Ian Murdock, and his wife,
-Debra.
+Debra.</p>
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