"Manon Metten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi,
This urgent request was posted on [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Hagar de l'Est
< [EMAIL PROTECTED] >.
Is not exactly Debian, but I think also of great importance for all of us.
Please sign the petition here: http://www.noooxml.org/petition.
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Thanks, Manon.
Whereas I can certainly applaud the effort, I think the author of the
petition might want to get a native-English proof-reader to go over his
site. For example:
on the petition itself:
"There is *no guarantee that anybody can write a software* that fully or
partially implements the OOXML specification..." (emphasis in original).
I know a lot of people use the phrase "a software" to mean "a software
application", but I don't believe it's a good usage.
Also:
"...such bugs affects..." should probably be "...such bugs affect...".
But for me, what felt the most amateurish was the red block on the
"Start" page:, things like "then" for "than" and "...explain them
why...". I don't mean to nitpick, but I do believe a professional image
would be more effective.
I also saw no indication of what will be done with the petition; is it
just going to sit there on the Intarweb pipes, or will it be sent to
someone, or what?
I think his comment in the red box makes the most sense: "SENDING A NICE
LETTER TO YOUR STANDARDISATION BODY IN YOUR COUNTRY IS MORE IMPORTANT
THEN SIGNING THE PETITION".
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Kent
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