Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Savvas Radevic 
Here's a way to support open document formats. :)


-- Forwarded message --
From: Danny Piccirillo 
Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
freedom and the good of the web!
To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community
Team , L-blu 


-- Forwarded message --
From: Peter Brown 
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-...@gnu.org


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/


About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting
computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org
and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux.
Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

Media Contacts

Peter Brown Executive Director
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 319-5832
campai...@fsf.org



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Re: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Mario Spinthiras 
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  wrote:

> Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Danny Piccirillo 
> Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
> Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
> freedom and the good of the web!
> To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
> , Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community
> Team , L-blu 
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Peter Brown 
> 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-...@gnu.org
>
>
> 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/
>
>
> About the Free Software Foundation
>
> The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting
> computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
> computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
> in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
> GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
> also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
> freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org
> and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux.
> Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
> http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
>
> Media Contacts
>
> Peter Brown Executive Director
> Free Software Foundation
> +1 (617) 319-5832
> campai...@fsf.org
>
>
>
> info-fsf mailing list
> info-...@gnu.org
> Unsubscribe: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf
>
>
>
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Re: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Brendan Jocson 
...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 mailto:vice...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Here's a way to support open document formats. :)


-- Forwarded message --
From: Danny Piccirillo mailto:danny.picciri...@ubuntu.com>>
Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
freedom and the good of the web!
To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
mailto:loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com>>, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local
Community
Team mailto:ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com>>, L-blu mailto:disc...@blu.org>>


-- Forwarded message --
From: Peter Brown mailto:i...@fsf.org>>
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-...@gnu.org 


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/


About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting
computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at
fsf.org 
and gnu.org , are an important source of information
about GNU/Linux.
Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

Media Contacts

Peter Brown Executive Director
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 319-5832
campai...@fsf.org

Re: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Mario Spinthiras 
Brendan I know you're always watching somewhere =)



On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Brendan Jocson  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 > > wrote:
>>
>>Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
>>
>>
>>-- Forwarded message --
>>From: Danny Piccirillo >>
>>Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
>>Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
>>freedom and the good of the web!
>>To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
>>>>, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local
>>Community
>>Team >>, L-blu >>
>>
>>
>>
>>-- Forwarded message --
>>From: Peter Brown mailto:i...@fsf.org>>
>>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-...@gnu.org 
>>
>>
>>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/
>>
>>
>>About the Free Software Foundation
>>
>>The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
>> promoting
>>computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
>>computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
>>in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
>>GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
>>also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
>>freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at
>>fsf

Re: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Brendan Jocson 

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 mailto:bren...@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
mailto:vice...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:

Here's a way to support open document formats. :)


-- Forwarded message --
From: Danny Piccirillo mailto:danny.picciri...@ubuntu.com>
>>
Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
freedom and the good of the web!
To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
mailto:loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com>
>>, Ubuntu Massachusetts
Local
Community
Team mailto:ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com>
>>, L-blu mailto:disc...@blu.org>
>>



-- Forwarded message --
From: Peter Brown mailto:i...@fsf.org>
>>
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-...@gnu.org 
>


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

Re: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

2010-03-31 Thread Mario Spinthiras 
How afar? Coordinates? Cyprus?

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Brendan Jocson  wrote:

> 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 > > 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
>>mailto:vice...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
>>
>>
>>-- Forwarded message --
>>From: Danny Piccirillo >
>>>>>
>>Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
>>Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment:
>> for
>>freedom and the good of the web!
>>To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
>>>
>>>>>, Ubuntu Massachusetts
>>Local
>>Community
>>Team >
>>>>>, L-blu >
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-- Forwarded message --
>>From: Peter Brown mailto:i...@fsf.org>
>>>>
>>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-...@gnu.org 
>>>
>>
>>
>>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
>>s