On 8/11/07, Alexandro Colorado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wonder if this is only for the british citizens. > > On 8/11/07, Dave Gair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone. > > > > I couldn't find anything on these with a search of the openoffice.org > > domain. So, hopefully, no-one will have already posted on this... Also, > > I hope this is the right place to post this sort of thing? Apologies if > > not. > > > > The UK parliament has set up an e-petition site. It is currently in beta > > testing phase. On it are two e-petitions which I think might interest > > this discussion group and members might want to "sign" said petitions - > > check your eligibility to do so first though please! The links are > below: > > > > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ODFinNA/ (Petition to: Adopt Open Document > > Format in National Archives) > > > > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/opendoc/ (Petition to: Mandate the use of > > open formats (ODF, PDF) for all electronically stored/transmitted > > government data) > > > > Both petitions say it all really and I would urge you to "sign" them. > > You will be bringing pressure to bear on the UK Government to recognise > > that ODF is an ISO mandated open document format (ISO 26300) that should > > be adopted by public and private bodies to ensure past, present and > > future data/document portability and accessibility. > > > > Regards, > > > > Dave Gair > > > > "An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips" - Proverbs 24:26 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > OpenOffice.org Español > IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
UK residents can sign too (I guess nationality does not matter as long as you pay your taxes here ;-) ) Cheers, Michele
