heh. I like to watch. especially from afar. :)
On 3/31/10 4:08 PM, Mario Spinthiras wrote:
Brendan I know you're always watching somewhere =)
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Brendan Jocson <bren...@jocson.eu
<mailto:bren...@jocson.eu>> wrote:
...Or some corporate-must-be-forwarded-forwarded-to-everyone .ppt
file that contains cute kittens the bosses like.. no. we can't have
that! :)
/me waves 2 Warex.
On 3/31/10 1:38 PM, Mario Spinthiras wrote:
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 <mailto:vice...@gmail.com>
<mailto:vice...@gmail.com <mailto:vice...@gmail.com>>> wrote:
Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
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Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 21:30
Subject: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
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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 <http://fsf.org> <http://fsf.org>
and gnu.org <http://gnu.org> <http://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.
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