On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:44:03 -0800 Terri Molini Terri.Molini@sun.com wrote:
tm> Is v 01 the current version of the press release?
No. The current version is version 0.3 - attaching it below.
It would be great if Sun could manage to supply a quote for the DFD until tomorrow morning as well.
With best regards, Georg
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*** DRAFT *** *** Version 0.3 ***
[ media release, embargoed until 20 February 2008 ]
Introducing Document Freedom Day 26 March: A global day for document liberation Sign up your DFD team today!
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document Liberation with grassroots action for promotion of Free Document Formats and Open Standards in general. The DFD was initiated and is supported by a group of organisations and companies, including, but not limited to, Google, IBM, Red Hat and Sun, the Free Software Foundation Europe, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe and Stichting NLnet.
On 26 March 2008, the Document Freedom Day will provide a global rallying point for Document Liberation and Open Standards. It will literally give teams around the world the chance to "hoist the flag":
A "DFD Starter Pack" containing a flag, t-shirt, leaflets and stickers is in preparation and is planned to be sent out in the first weeks of March to the first 100 teams that sign up. 15 teams already signed up during the preparation phase of the DFD prior to this release. Sign your team up now!
??? QUOTES FROM GOOGLE/SUN/IBM/NLNET/OFE/ODFA ???
"We're proud to support this global effort to encourage open and inclusive information exchange," said Marino Marcich, Managing Director, OpenDocument Format Alliance. "Document freedom means creating, exchanging, and preserving your electronic documents without having to buy software from a particular vendor."
"Free document formats and open standards are important elements in the continued expansion of the global open source community," said Tom Rabon, executive vice president, Corporate Affairs at Red Hat. "Red Hat strongly supports Document Freedom Day and encourages participation by all who look forward to the day when documents are controlled by those who own them, not necessarily by those who create the technology to access those documents."
Graham Taylor Director of OpenForum Europe: "OpenForum Europe applauds the announcement of Document Freedom Day. The whole essence of 'openness' is captured by the right of users, citizens, governments... to be able to freely access and exchange documents today and in the future. Nothing gives greater meaning to the prevalent danger of lock-in to proprietary solutions, and for the need for Government to act now"
"Data lock-in and subsequent vendor lock-in are some of the most severe issues users are facing today," says FSFE president Georg Greve. "Yet most people only realise this connection when it is too late and they have effectively lost control over their own data. We are supporting the Document Freedom Day to help raise awareness for this issue by starting with something that affects pretty much all users of computers: text documents, spreadsheets and presentations."
About the Document Freedom Day:
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document Liberation. It is a day of grassroots effort around the world to promote and build awareness for the relevance of Free Document Formats in particular and Open Standards in general. The DFD is supported by a large group of organisations and individuals, including, but not limited to Ars Aperta, COSS, Esoma, Free Software Foundations Europe and Latin America, Google, IBM, NLnet, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun, The Open Learning Centre, Opentia, Estandares Abiertos.
The list of DFD supporting groups can be found at http://documentfreedom.org/Who
The list of DFD teams is available at http://documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams
Further information: http://documentfreedom.org
Contact: Graham Taylor graham@openforumeurope.org Ivan Jelic jelic@fsfeurope.org Kerri Catallozzi kcatallo@redhat.com Marino Marcich mmarcich@odfalliance.org Marko Milenovic milenovic@fsfeurope.org
??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda@google.com?? ??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby@sun.com?? ?? IBM ?? ??Michiel Leenaars michiel@nlnet.nl??
To receive updates, please subscribe to the DFD media list at http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/df-media
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