On Sunday, 9 בNovember 2008, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> Oron Peled wrote:
> >  2. ... only to be redirected to a login screen.
> >     Should our community content be held hostage behind some
> >     company login requirements?
> I don't really see the real issue here....

As a smart guy I'm sure you do, but I'll spell it out nevertheless:
   Access to the slides is *restricted* (to scribd subscribers)

> -  Scribd is convenient being that it automatically creates a version in 
> various formats (PDF/ODP/DOC etc.) and a nice preview image (although 
> flash based).

You're entitled to your personall preferences.

But for future readers of this thread -- OpenOffice.org produces
PDF in one click which is surely shorter than login to scribd
[ And no need to subscribe to anything to get this feature ]

> I was aiming to reach a larger audience then the "usual suspects" with 
> the new site and club (and judging from the participants of the last 
> meeting it is working)

Don't underestimate your fame... it's not the scribd preview images
that bring the people ;-)

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"In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary
school computer labs ..., is the children are being trained to use
Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I consider that criminal, because children
should be making things, communicating, exploring, sharing, not
running office automation tools."   -- Nicholas Negroponte

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