Graham,
thanks for the qiuck response.
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:18:47 -0000 "Graham Taylor" graham@openforumeurope.org wrote:
gt> Georg, this is fine by me.Only request is that you drop the space gt> in Open Forum .....so it reads OpenForum.....
Fixed.
gt> Proposed quote is
Thanks.
gt> Ok?
Perfect. New revision with your quote and the fix as well as your addition to the "Contacts" list included below.
Quoted you as "Graham Taylor, Director of OpenForum Europe"
Hope that's okay for you.
Best regards, Georg
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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!
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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 is one 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 Foundation Europe, Google, IBM, NLnet, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun, The Open Learning Centre, Opentia, Estandares Abiertos.
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