Re: GNOME strongly supports open standards including OpenDocument Format
On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 20:51 -0500, Richard M. Stallman wrote: We might even consider a press release explaining our point of view. [snip] Fine with me, though I don't think anybody will notice. Just making a statement may not have much effect. However, asking visitors to the site to write to politicians can have more effect. OK. Who has a draft statement or web page? -- Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GNOME strongly supports open standards including OpenDocument Format
Andrew Sobala wrote: [...] Is it? What are we actually talking about? The original referenced e-mail (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2005-November/msg00177.html) is a technical opinion on how to make open standards as useful as possible in providing cross-platform/cross-desktop integration. While I agree that lobbying individuals and governments to use open standards (especially in their interactions with the outside world, ie. file formats and network protocols) is a laudable one, I do not feel that was the main thrust of Federico's e-mail. Agreed. I may be alone, but I feel this thread may be in need of some clarification. Lets not split hairs here, whether Federico's e-mail in the election campaign had anything to do with lobbying individuals and governments to use open standards or not is irrelevent; Anne's original email [1] proposes that we put something up on gnome.org about GNOME's position on open standards (also possibly a press release). Personally I think that its our duty, as developers of free software; to make clear to GNOME users (corporate or private) what that position is. Regards, -Tristan [1] http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2005-December/msg00052.html ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GNOME strongly supports open standards including OpenDocument Format
OK. Who has a draft statement or web page? The FSF might have one. Others probably do as well. You could make a brief note of support, with a link to some other site's campaign. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GNOME strongly supports open standards including OpenDocument Format
Is it? What are we actually talking about? The original referenced e-mail (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2005-November/msg00177.html) is a technical opinion on how to make open standards as useful as possible in providing cross-platform/cross-desktop integration. I was talking about the Massachusetts policy decision about OpenDocument (which was also referenced in Anne's message that started this thread). I thought that's why people are suggesting a press release and trying to influence politicians. The other message you're referring to may raise other issues also worth talking about. I am not sure what it says. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
