Hi all,
Here's an idea for a simplified version of the DLP front page, as
discussed with David. It takes the core info but makes it snappier and
straight to the point, directing readers at other pages if they want to
explore further. All feedback welcome -- if nobody has any objections I
could put it online next week.
The situation
Many computer users today have digital content created years ago and
stored in old, outdated and proprietary file formats. Frequently, these
old files cannot be opened by any application on the user's current
operating system. The users are, put simply, locked out of their own
content. And this affects entire organizations too - so what happens
when a government is unable to read or access digital data from past
years? The consequences are huge.
The solution [thumbnail on right of video]
The Document Liberation Project was created to empower individuals,
organizations, and governments to recover their data from proprietary
formats and provide a mechanism to transition that data into open and
standardises file formats, returning effective control over the content
from computer companies to the actual authors. To achieve this, The
Document Liberation Project develops software libraries that
applications can use to read data in proprietary formats.
Who's using it?
Many well-known free and open source software applications use Document
Liberation Project libraries, including...
[ logos of Scribus, Inkscape, Calligra and LibreOffice ]
Get involved!
Join us: read more [about the Document Liberation Project], check out
the [list of projects] we're working on, and [contribute] code to
existing libraries (or create a new one). Thank you for your support!
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