Commit 943321d5 authored by Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

#2120: broken links in advocacy document.

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...@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ for "compact": ...@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ for "compact":
don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C
maintain that ANSI C is no longer compact). maintain that ANSI C is no longer compact).
(From http://www.catb.org/ esr/jargon/html/C/compact.html) (From http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/C/compact.html)
In this sense of the word, Python is quite compact, because the language has In this sense of the word, Python is quite compact, because the language has
just a few ideas, which are used in lots of places. Take namespaces, for just a few ideas, which are used in lots of places. Take namespaces, for
...@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ standard dictionary data type: .keys() returns all the keys, and so forth. ...@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ standard dictionary data type: .keys() returns all the keys, and so forth.
This simplicity arises from Python's development history. The language syntax This simplicity arises from Python's development history. The language syntax
derives from different sources; ABC, a relatively obscure teaching language, is derives from different sources; ABC, a relatively obscure teaching language, is
one primary influence, and Modula-3 is another. (For more information about ABC one primary influence, and Modula-3 is another. (For more information about ABC
and Modula-3, consult their respective Web sites at http://www.cwi.nl/ and Modula-3, consult their respective Web sites at http://www.cwi.nl/~steven/abc/
steven/abc/ and http://www.m3.org.) Other features have come from C, Icon, and http://www.m3.org.) Other features have come from C, Icon,
Algol-68, and even Perl. Python hasn't really innovated very much, but instead Algol-68, and even Perl. Python hasn't really innovated very much, but instead
has tried to keep the language small and easy to learn, building on ideas that has tried to keep the language small and easy to learn, building on ideas that
have been tried in other languages and found useful. have been tried in other languages and found useful.
Simplicity is a virtue that should not be underestimated. It lets you learn the Simplicity is a virtue that should not be underestimated. It lets you learn the
language more quickly, and then rapidly write code, code that often works the language more quickly, and then rapidly write code -- code that often works the
first time you run it. first time you run it.
...@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ the organizations that use Python. ...@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ the organizations that use Python.
They're practically nonexistent. Consult the :file:`Misc/COPYRIGHT` file in the They're practically nonexistent. Consult the :file:`Misc/COPYRIGHT` file in the
source distribution, or the section :ref:`history-and-license` for the full source distribution, or the section :ref:`history-and-license` for the full
language, but it boils down to three conditions. language, but it boils down to three conditions:
* You have to leave the copyright notice on the software; if you don't include * You have to leave the copyright notice on the software; if you don't include
the source code in a product, you have to put the copyright notice in the the source code in a product, you have to put the copyright notice in the
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