2011-q2-ps: Replace some unnecessary non-ascii characters

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn
index 549dabd0..a6af80fb 100644
--- a/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn
+++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/2011-q2-ps.mdwn
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ In the following, we try to clear the situation up a bit.
     GNU/kFreeBSD -- but we don't know whether we will make it.  It
     mostly depends on a lot of work which is still to be done.  If you
     want to help, please see our [[contributing]] page and the *to do*
-    list maintained on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>.  We’d
+    list maintained on <http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/Hurd>.  We'd
     be happy to have you on board!
 
   * **Java support for GNU/Hurd is nearby**: Jérémie Koenig is working
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ In the following, we try to clear the situation up a bit.
     are available through DDE, though (needs manual setup for
     now). With a good amount of work, DDE also allows porting other
     classes of drivers to allow using the drivers from recent Linux
-    releases — and push them into userspace.
+    releases -- and push them into userspace.
 
   * **The Hurd has SMP, but Mach needs drivers for new chipsets**: The
     **Hurd servers support SMP** and **GNU Mach has SMP support**. But
     the latter
     [[does_not_yet_have_drivers_for_nowadays_chipsets|faq/smp]], so
-    the Hurd currently can’t take advantage of multiple cores.
+    the Hurd currently can't take advantage of multiple cores.
 
   * **The good design of the Hurd allowed a tiny group of enthusiasts
     to make it work**: For the last decade, the Hurd had on average 5
     hobby developers. That these developers managed to get the Hurd
     into a state where it actually gets not too far from the Linux
-    kernel in performance — which has about 1000 developers, many of
-    them full time — shows the efficiency of the Hurd’s design.
+    kernel in performance -- which has about 1000 developers, many of
+    them full time -- shows the efficiency of the Hurd's design.
 
   * **Manual Installation is still challenging**: Please read the
     [[README|http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/installer/cdimage/YES_REALLY_README.txt]]
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ In the following, we try to clear the situation up a bit.
     [[preinstalled image|http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/hurd-i386/debian-hurd.img.tar.gz]].
 
   * **The system is called GNU**: The GNU userland (glibc, coreutils,
-    …) and the GNU Hurd together form the GNU system. To avoid being
+    ...) and the GNU Hurd together form the GNU system. To avoid being
     mistaken for GNU/Linux, we normally use the name GNU/Hurd or GNU
     Hurd. The *correct* name is simply GNU.
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Some possible explanations include:
 * IPCs [are no more such a problem on recent hardware][ipc].
 
 Note: The emulation layer should rather make the context switches
-  worse, so it’s likely not a reason for the unexpectedly good
+  worse, so it's likely not a reason for the unexpectedly good
   performance.
 
 We hope to see more tests like that in the future!
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ and phoronix did some [performance tests of the Hurd][phorperf],
 IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-08-24:
 
     < ArneBab> hurd related: I now think you were right, antrik: the hurd
-      rumors don’t belong into the news (tschwinge)
+      rumors don't belong into the news (tschwinge)
     < antrik> ArneBab: you mean the postscriptum as a whole, or just the wild
       rumours part?...
     < ArneBab> the whole PS
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-08-24:
     < antrik> and drop all unrelated speculations that popped up
     < antrik> BTW, it *might* be useful perhaps to actually update the original
       news posting with the clarifications?...
-    < ArneBab> we can’t do that without breaking some peoples RSS feeds
+    < ArneBab> we can't do that without breaking some peoples RSS feeds
     < antrik> note that there is another aspect to consider: the fact that
       several news sites picked it up is indeed genuine news by itself...
-    < ArneBab> that’s right, yes
+    < ArneBab> that's right, yes
     < antrik> will it really break anything? from what I heard so far it just
       means they will see the posting as new again, which would actually make
       sense in this case...