[FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!

[Mario Spinthiras]

Brendan I know you're always watching somewhere =)



On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Brendan Jocson <brendan at 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 <vicedar at gmail.com
>> <mailto:vicedar at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    Here's a way to support open document formats. :)
>>
>>
>>    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>    From: Danny Piccirillo <danny.piccirillo at ubuntu.com
>>    <mailto:danny.piccirillo at ubuntu.com>>
>>    Date: 31 March 2010 07:01
>>    Subject: Fwd: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for
>>    freedom and the good of the web!
>>    To: Ubuntu local community team contacts
>>    <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
>>    <mailto:loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>>, Ubuntu Massachusetts Local
>>    Community
>>    Team <ubuntu-us-ma at lists.ubuntu.com
>>    <mailto:ubuntu-us-ma at lists.ubuntu.com>>, L-blu <discuss at blu.org
>>    <mailto:discuss at blu.org>>
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>>
>>
>>    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>    From: Peter Brown <info at fsf.org <mailto:info at fsf.org>>
>>    Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 21:30
>>    Subject: [FSF] Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom
>>    and the good of the web!
>>    To: info-fsf at gnu.org <mailto:info-fsf at gnu.org>
>>
>>
>>    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>
>>    and gnu.org <http://gnu.org>, are an important source of information
>>
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>>
>>    Media Contacts
>>
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>>    Free Software Foundation
>>    +1 (617) 319-5832
>>    campaigns at fsf.org <mailto:campaigns at fsf.org>
>>
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>>    --
>>    .danny
>>
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