Remove the term "on-line" (meaning "Info") throughout, since

in this day and age the common meaning is "on the web".
(copying): Use @copyright in all cases.
(Basic keys): Remove reference to deleted manual node "Text Characters".
(File-name conventions): Use GNU as an example rather than SERVICE.
default.el lives in site-lisp.  Update Info directory location.
(Real meaning of copyleft): GPL actions have been brought, but all
settled out of court.
(Guidelines for newsgroup postings): Shorten section title.
Simplify comp.emacs description.
(Newsgroup archives): Change Google URL.  Describe Gmane.
(Unsubscribing from Emacs lists): Remove discussion of "distribution
points".  Mention List-Unsubscribe header.
(Contacting the FSF): Update email and URLs.
(Basic editing): Mention F1 for help.
(Installing Texinfo documentation): Refer to Texinfo website rather
than ftp server.
(Printing a Texinfo file): Mention texi2pdf.
(Informational files for Emacs): Don't describe FTP or SERVICE, they
are just stubs nowadays.
(Latest version of Emacs): Explain version numbers.
(Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents): Remove sections.
(Turning on syntax highlighting): No need to mention hilit19 any more.
(Finding Emacs on the Internet): Refer to URLs rather than DISTRIB, FTP.
(Modes for various languages): Remove section.
(Major packages and programs): Remove most version and maintainer
information - it's hard to keep up-to-date, and adds nothing.
Similarly with direct links to mailing lists.
(Spell-checkers): Rename node from Ispell.  Mention Aspell and Hunspell.
(Mailcrypt): Remove section - mailcrypt has not been updated in mnay
years, and Emacs comes with tools for this now.
(Patch): Remove section - this is a standard tool.
(Using function keys under X): Remove section.

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diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
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--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
+2009-06-13  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * faq.texi: Remove the term "on-line" (meaning "Info") throughout, since
+        in this day and age the common meaning is "on the web".
+        (copying): Use @copyright in all cases.
+        (Basic keys): Remove reference to deleted manual node "Text Characters".
+        (File-name conventions): Use GNU as an example rather than SERVICE.
+        default.el lives in site-lisp.  Update Info directory location.
+        (Real meaning of copyleft): GPL actions have been brought, but all
+        settled out of court.
+        (Guidelines for newsgroup postings): Shorten section title.
+        Simplify comp.emacs description.
+        (Newsgroup archives): Change Google URL.  Describe Gmane.
+        (Unsubscribing from Emacs lists): Remove discussion of "distribution
+        points".  Mention List-Unsubscribe header.
+        (Contacting the FSF): Update email and URLs.
+        (Basic editing): Mention F1 for help.
+        (Installing Texinfo documentation): Refer to Texinfo website rather
+        than ftp server.
+        (Printing a Texinfo file): Mention texi2pdf.
+        (Informational files for Emacs): Don't describe FTP or SERVICE, they
+        are just stubs nowadays.
+        (Latest version of Emacs): Explain version numbers.
+        (Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents): Remove sections.
+        (Turning on syntax highlighting): No need to mention hilit19 any more.
+        (Finding Emacs on the Internet): Refer to URLs rather than DISTRIB, FTP.
+        (Modes for various languages): Remove section.
+        (Major packages and programs): Remove most version and maintainer
+        information - it's hard to keep up-to-date, and adds nothing.
+        Similarly with direct links to mailing lists.
+        (Spell-checkers): Rename node from Ispell.  Mention Aspell and Hunspell.
+        (Mailcrypt): Remove section - mailcrypt has not been updated in mnay
+        years, and Emacs comes with tools for this now.
+        (Patch): Remove section - this is a standard tool.
+        (Using function keys under X): Remove section.
+
 2009-06-12  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * faq.texi (Viewing Info files outside of Emacs): Xinfo is no more.