From b2a38adeb17ab27c7cd9711e9f92758b6a6fef87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Gerwitz <mike@mikegerwitz.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:58:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Beginning concepts for article on JavaScript freedom

I am currently working with RMS on a release announcement that touches on this
topic, but felt that a permenant article on the actual project would serve an
even greater purpose of attrating additional free software supporters.

This is by no means meant to replace RMS' ``The JavaScript Trap'' article; it
merely expands upon it.
---
 includes/header.html |  1 +
 style.css            | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 whyfreejs.html       | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 87 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 whyfreejs.html

diff --git a/includes/header.html b/includes/header.html
index 1bf727c..922cbc1 100644
--- a/includes/header.html
+++ b/includes/header.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         <li id="manual"><a href="manual.html">Manual</a></li>
         <li id="source"><a href="source.html">Source Code</a></li>
         <li id="bugs"><a href="bugs.html">Support / Bugs</a></li>
+        <li id="whyfreejs"><a href="whyfreejs.html">Why Free JavaScript?</a></li>
       </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index cbfbc9c..a0a6a79 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -372,6 +372,64 @@ pre.js, div.float {
   padding:   1em;
 }
 
+
+/** Free JS */
+#menu ul #whyfreejs {
+  position: absolute;
+
+  background-color: #f57900;
+
+  text-align:  center;
+  line-height: 1.25em;
+
+  right:        0em;
+  width:        8em;
+  margin:       -4.25em 0em 0em 0em;
+  border-radius: 0.5em 0em 0em 0.5em;
+}
+
+#menu ul #whyfreejs a:hover {
+  /* retain style */
+  background-color: #f57900;
+  border-radius: 0.5em 0em 0em 0.5em;
+}
+
+body.whyfreejs #menu {
+  background-color:    #f57900;
+  border-bottom-color: #ce5c00;
+}
+
+body.whyfreejs #menu ul {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+
+h3.menuhead {
+  position: absolute;
+
+  font-size:      1.25em;
+  font-weight:    normal;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
+
+  top:    -2.25em;
+  padding: 0px;
+  margin:  0px;
+}
+
+body.whyfreejs #content {
+  font-family: times;
+  text-align: justify;
+}
+
+body.whyfreejs #content h3 {
+  /* original body font */
+  font-family: arial, serif;
+}
+
+blockquote.quote {
+  font-style:  italic;
+}
+
+
 /* from manual (overrides some of the styles above) */
 div.float {
   padding: 0;
diff --git a/whyfreejs.html b/whyfreejs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0054211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whyfreejs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<h3 class="menuhead">
+  The Importance of JavaScript that Respects Your Freedoms
+</h3>
+
+<blockquote class="quote">
+  It occurred to me that when we announce ease.js it would be a good occasion to
+  post something about the importance of making JavaScript code free.
+  &mdash;Richard Stallman
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+  GNU ease.js is in a position to help the free software community by providing
+  features under a copyleft license that encourages developers to release their
+  own code under a compatible free software license. But not everyone may
+  understand why this decision and the urging of free (as in freedom) JavaScript
+  are so fundamentally <em>vital</em> to the future of a free and cooperative
+  Internet accessible to <em>all</em> users, including users of free software.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  <strong>We need your help to protect the fundamental freedoms of Internet
+  users.</strong> This article is both a detailed description of the problem
+  from the perspective of a user and an appeal to developers to develop free
+  software for the Web; it is heavily influenced by Richard Stallman's article
+  <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">The JavaScript
+  Trap</a>&mdash;which you should also read&mdash;and has been written with his
+  input. If you already write free JavaScript, then thank you.
+</p>