[libreoffice-marketing] Hello

2021-11-02 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
Hello All, I am Ravi from India. A new member of this mailing list. Would like to help you in marketing related stuff. Thanks! -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc Why care about privacy? https://www.socialcooling.com/ --

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Hello

2021-11-03 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
Kerala, India - where he lives - and other topics.) I am from India but not from the state of Kerala. I am from a different state. Nice to join your community. Nice to meet Mike. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc Wh

[libreoffice-marketing] How do we make decisions in this group?

2021-11-04 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
How do we make decisions in this group? Is there a hierarchy in this group? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc Why care about privacy? https://www.socialcooling.com/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsub

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] How do we make decisions in this group?

2021-11-05 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
> This is a discussion group about LibreOffice marketing projects, and is > not supposed to take decisions but to bring proposals to TDF BoD, which > will take the decision. Thanks Italo! -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.

[libreoffice-marketing] Bridging the telegram group to matrix

2021-11-06 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
LibreOffice Marketing group is on Telegram bridged to IRC. I would like to bridge it to matrix, which I use regularly. It is easy, see https://t2bot.io/telegram/ -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc Why care about privacy? ht

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-11-29 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
, what happens if Microsoft shuts down. In MS Office, the users are totally dependent on Microsoft which leads to exploitation in various ways. Also, features can be introduced anytime if software is free. I like the freedom above feature narrative. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GP

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-11-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
d that also means you cannot hire someone to fix it and it is not a matter of how easy it is to submit a bug report. MS Office is a nonfree software which users do not control. Let's think of ways on how to emphasize that. The day Microsoft makes it easy to submit a bug report, it does

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-15 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
Also, a nonfree software is not controlled by its users, and Microsoft Office software are nonfree software. The developer usually uses this power over users to introduce malicious functionalities like surveillance which count as malware. Does Microsoft Office not spy on its users? -- Ravi D

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-15 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
you, create dépendance and use unfair policies. You can even read about pyramid spyware and NSA. I think a spyware counts as a malware. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-15 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
irty tricks brigade are alive and > well! yes, so raising awareness about the freedom part becomes important. I personally won't care if removing Windows from my laptop voids the warranty. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-15 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
e. Thanks Italo. (For me it is enough that I cannot check whether they are spying on me or not) -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.li

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-15 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
shops which sell Debian GNU/Linux pre-installed https://www.debian.org/distrib/pre-installed. Please check if your country is in that list. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: mar

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-25 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
On 13/12/21 7:17 pm, Paolo Debortoli wrote: > A few facts: > > 1. MS Office documents carry 80% of all malware worldwide What does this mean? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: market

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-25 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
surely? I have a question for you. Which formats of LibreOffice work in MS Office? I sent an ODS file to someone which they cannot open. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@g

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-26 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
On 26/12/21 2:04 pm, Paolo Debortoli wrote: > by the way you can go in the LO menu: file -> save as -> file type -> ms* .doc .docx. Thanks. That helped. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mai

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-26 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
centage. This one is an interesting point. I would like to read more about it. Italo, can you please send some article(s) on it? or we can write one too. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-29 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
or they might change something about Signal that you do not agree with), nobody bothers to switch. Quicksy is a brilliant hack which offers both convenience and freedom. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: m

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
messages by default. Quicksy encrypts messages by default too. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
Signal. Centralization is so problematic that I do not use Signal. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-li

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
crypted as well--without hassle, see https://fsci.in/blog/pep-guide/ which is how you can encrypt automatically like Signal does, without user doing it manually. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketin

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
d with Signal, in my opinion, as I already wrote. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-un

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
the software is important, then that is enough reason to switch. In my opinion, we need to market the freedom part of LibreOffice. Features can be introduced by the users in many ways, like crowdfunding, government funding (see https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/scribus.html) if they control the

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
rver? If you are a company, then usually you can set up your own mail server too. As explained above, you can get rid of Microsoft Teams in your next video meeting as well. Just share the URL which is not from Microsoft teams. The same won't be true for vendor lock-in software like WhatsApp

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
rtner' projects then it is an easier sell. Can you please tell what challenges does a company have in such a migration? Maybe I am missing something. Why is it hard for a company to migrate, I mean? My last mail didn't consider the challenges a company can have but individuals w

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
eoffice or anyone for the permission. They can do it on their own. We have so many examples where freedom came to rescue and we can use them. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@glob

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
onvincing some people every now and then. I am thinking on going to schools and hanging posters of LibreOffice. What are some other ways? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
On 31/12/21 4:02 am, James Harking wrote: > What I am proposing is for those companies that are tied to Microsoft > office have a migration, recommendation/best practice solution provided by > the greater FLOSS office desktop ecosystem. What is the reason for your proposal? -- Rav

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
le can have different motivations/reasons to use and suggest Free Software and that is why I am asking this) The next question is: What points do we put when trying to convince these companies to migrate? And how do we convince them? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-&

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
blem when everyone wants everything to be ready and cooked. Businesses don't need a ready and prepared LibreOffice to use. They can customize it. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr.

Re: R: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Ideas wanted for "How we're different" part of new LibreOffice website

2021-12-30 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
emphasize how LibreOffice is good for educational institutes and businesses] Finally, talk about open standards and interoperability. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsub

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] “LibreOffice Expert” magazines available for schools and communities

2022-01-11 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
azines-available-for-schools-and-communities/ I think I can hand out to some schools, colleges and office too. Can I have a PDF copy as well? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] “LibreOffice Expert” magazines available for schools and communities

2022-01-11 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
log.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/01/11/libreoffice-expert-magazines-available-for-schools-and-communities/ Under which copyright license is the magazine released? -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] “LibreOffice Expert” magazines available for schools and communities

2022-01-11 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
ion for the next time: Please send digital copies too. We have a big community that can get the magazines printed here. So no need to restrict number to 50. CC-BY-SA would be nice to have on those digital copies. For example, official Debian T-Shirts is printed by the Indian community of De

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: 回覆: [libreoffice-marketing] “LibreOffice Expert” magazines available for schools and communities

2022-01-11 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
7;Reply All' option to send to the mailing list. -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in/ GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-u

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing campaign/infographic idea: Freeing schools from proprietary software

2024-03-26 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
ed Badri in Cc, who is willing to help create an infographic. I might be able to help with some ideas/content. Ideas and mockups very welcome :-) -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi.in -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] I'll promote LibreOffice & TDF on DebConf 2024 in Busan, South Korea

2024-04-05 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
plan to submit the proposal session for LibreOffice-related) I am wondering if anyone from TDF would be interested in presenting DebConf24 sessions. If anyone is going to be at DebConf24, I'd love to meet you. Sincerely, DaeHyun Sung(성대현,ソン・デヒョン, 成大鉉) -- Ravi Dwivedi https://ravidwivedi

[libreoffice-marketing] Ideas for a talk at KDE India Conference 2025

2025-03-17 Thread Ravi Dwivedi
Luxembourg, which could be a potential topic. Anyway, please suggest some topics for my talk. I would like to promote awareness about LibreOffice and TDF, in general. Thanks. -- *Ravi Dwivedi* https://ravidwivedi.in Chief Executive (CEO), Prav https://prav.app -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing