[FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!
Brendan Jocson
brendan at jocson.eu
Wed Mar 31 14:26:47 BST 2010
heh. I like to watch. especially from afar. :)
On 3/31/10 4:08 PM, Mario Spinthiras wrote:
> Brendan I know you're always watching somewhere =)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Brendan Jocson <brendan at jocson.eu
> <mailto:brendan at jocson.eu>> wrote:
>
> ...Or some corporate-must-be-forwarded-forwarded-to-everyone .ppt
> file that contains cute kittens the bosses like.. no. we can't have
> that! :)
>
> /me waves 2 Warex.
>
>
> On 3/31/10 1:38 PM, Mario Spinthiras wrote:
>
> It sounds like an excuse to be counterproductive. Can you imagine if
> that document is your salary raise form that must be signed? Or your
> exam results? =)
>
> Maz.
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Savvas Radevic
> <vicedar at gmail.com <mailto:vicedar at gmail.com>
> <mailto:vicedar at gmail.com <mailto:vicedar at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>
> Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
>
>
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> Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
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> freedom and the good of the web!
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> From: Peter Brown <info at fsf.org <mailto:info at fsf.org>
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> Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 21:30
> Subject: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
> freedom
> and the good of the web!
> To: info-fsf at gnu.org <mailto:info-fsf at gnu.org>
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> Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the
> good of the
> web!
>
> http://www.fsf.org/news/why-im-rejecting-your-email-attachment
>
> BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Wednesday, March 31, 2010 --
> The Free
> Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a campaign calling
> on all
> computer users to start politely rejecting email attachments
> sent in
> secret and proprietary formats: for freedom and the good of
> the web!
>
> The campaign is in support of Document Freedom Day and the
> OpenDocument
> format. OpenDocument is an ISO standard that allows anyone
> to create
> software that supports it, without fear of patent claims or
> licensing
> issues. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations sent in
> Microsoft Word
> or Excel native formats, or documents created in Apple's
> iWorks, are
> proprietary and incompatible with freedom and an accessible web.
>
> "If we are serious about gaining freedom and accessibility for
> all users
> of technology and the web, we must demand an end to
> proprietary document
> formats. The best way to get started is for each of us to take
> responsibility and begin rejecting their use. OpenDocument
> is available
> now, as is free software such as OpenOffice.org that allows
> anyone to
> create OpenDocument files at no cost. If we can convince the
> 300 Million
> users who have already downloaded OpenOffice.org, to reject
> proprietary
> formats we could quickly secure a victory. Let's do this for
> freedom and
> the good of the web," said FSF executive director Peter Brown.
>
> The campaign highlights ways in which emails that include
> attachments in
> secret or proprietary formats can be politely rejected, and
> the issue
> explained to the sender. Users can respond individually, or
> email
> administrators can configure their systems to automatically
> reject such
> messages.
>
> FSF campaigns manager Matt Lee added, "For governments,
> businesses,
> archivists and others, it's critical that documents be
> stored in a way
> that guarantees they can be read for years to come. This
> hasn't been a
> problem for printed matter, but proprietary digital file
> formats are
> secretive by nature and get changed every few years, putting
> at risk
> future access to needed documents. We must ensure that
> documents we
> store on our computers and that are made available on the
> web are
> accessible regardless of what computer you use."
>
> The FSF is providing graphics that supporters can use to
> promote the
> campaign at http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/spread.
>
> Reject proprietary formats and use OpenDocument:
> http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/reject
>
> Learn about OpenDocument:
> http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument
>
> Learn about Document Freedom Day: http://documentfreedom.org/
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