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 <vice...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's a way to support open document formats. :) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Danny Piccirillo <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 > <loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com>, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community > Team <ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com>, L-blu <disc...@blu.org> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Brown <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 > > > > info-fsf mailing list > info-...@gnu.org > Unsubscribe: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf > > > > -- > .danny > > ☮♥Ⓐ - http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo > Every (in)decision matters. > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > >
