Dear friends,
I tried to turn myself into the average PR manager and do some usable work on our letter for medias. I used material we already have, and gave my best, so please comment and improve. :)
Thanks Ivan
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The Document Freedom Day - global day for document liberation
We are happy to announce world-wide initiative for Open Standards - Document Freedom Day (DFD). Document Freedom Day[1] will focus on Open Standards[2] in the filed of document formats by making global community gathered over the benefits of freedom, openness, accessibility and interoperability.
DFD's main goals are:
* promotion and adoption of free document formats * making global network * coordination of activities that happen on 26th of March, Document Freedom Day
Once in a year, on the last Wednesday in the March, community all over the globe will celebrate Document Freedom Day. 2008 is the first year that the Document Freedom Day is being called for, and we are looking for people around the world who are willing to join the effort.
The best way for everyone to join this effort is by forming[3] a DFD team[4] or joining existing one[5]. DFD teams will be the foundation of the community, producing global impact by local activities. We will gather all the information about their activities on our website and present them to the public.
Between those days, DFD will be focused on facilitating community action and building awareness for issues of Document Freedom and Open Standards.
Document Freedom Day is a joint effort[6], initiated and supported by several organizations and companies.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us. If you like, our media mailing list[7] is available for you, so feel free to register or let us know if you want us to do that for you.
Kind regards, Ivan Jelic Document Freedom Day jelic@fsfeurope.org
[1] http://www.documentfreedom.org [2] http://www.documentfreedom.org/Open_Standards [3] http://www.documentfreedom.org/Join [4] http://www.documentfreedom.org/Team_FAQ [5] http://www.documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams [6] http://www.documentfreedom.org/Who [7] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/df-media
Hi Ivan,
thanks a lot for getting this started!
I think we'll need to be quite fast in turning this around, so I allowed myself to put this in the form of a media release with title, overview, quotes and boilerplate as well as contact information.
For the success of this release I believe it will be very important that we emphasise the wide spread of supporters and make sure people realise there is no single "ownership" of this campaign of any one group or company.
So I put in a couple of company names and also would like to have people listed for contacts from these companies, whenever possible.
We now need more quotes from everyone!
I am aware that it may be difficult to supply and get internally approved for some - especially with today being a holiday in the US - so if you have to tell us that you cannot do it, we will understand.
At the same time it would be very helpful if we could get as many quotes as possible to kick this off.
Best regards, Georg
P.S. I allowed myself to include a couple of people in BCC to make sure you have seen this - please make sure to subscribe yourself to the media coordination list at
http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/admin/df-media-coordination
in case you haven't done so already. This is where the drafting will be coordinated.
*** DRAFT *** *** Version 0.1 ***
[ 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, Open Forum 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 ???
"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, Open Forum 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: Ivan Jelic jelic@fsfeurope.org Marko Milenovic milenovic@fsfeurope.org ??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda@google.com?? ??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby@sun.com?? ??Graham Taylor graham@openforumeurope.org?? ??Tom Rabon trabon@redhat.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
Georg C. F. Greve wrote:
Hi Ivan,
thanks a lot for getting this started!
I think we'll need to be quite fast in turning this around, so I allowed myself to put this in the form of a media release with title, overview, quotes and boilerplate as well as contact information.
Excellent, that is what we need now :) Thanks
I am totally OK with this text.
Regards, Ivan
Hi all,
according to our initial plan, there is less than 24hrs to go until the official media announcement for the DFD. The current draft for the media release is attached below.
We still need confirmation of
- Google - IBM - Red Hat - Sun - ODF Alliance - Open Forum Europe - Stichting NLnet
that this text and the way in which you are mentioned is okay for you.
We also still need quotes from
- Marino Marcich - Zaheda Bhorat (if somehow possible - it was initially your idea, after all) - Simon Phipps, Erwin Tenhumberg or Charlotte Thornby - Bob Sutor or Jonathan Sage? - Michiel Leenaars - Graham Taylor
And we need confirmation who is willing to be listed as contact person for potential inquiries, right now the list looks like this:
??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda@google.com?? ??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby@sun.com?? ??Graham Taylor graham@openforumeurope.org?? ??Tom Rabon trabon@redhat.com?? ?? IBM ?? ??Michiel Leenaars michiel@nlnet.nl??
I understand everyone is currently under extreme time pressure and tight deadlines, but could people please take a look at the draft, ok it, and supply quotes? They don't have to be long, but doing them would emphasise the nature of the DFD as a project of many.
Best regards, Georg
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*** DRAFT *** *** Version 0.1 ***
[ 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, Open Forum 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 ???
"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, Open Forum 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: Ivan Jelic jelic@fsfeurope.org Marko Milenovic milenovic@fsfeurope.org ??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda@google.com?? ??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby@sun.com?? ??Graham Taylor graham@openforumeurope.org?? ??Tom Rabon trabon@redhat.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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Hi all,
it might be a good idea to take the quotes and use them as a starting base for testimonials about the DFD that we can build over time by asking others to also supply testimonials why they think Document Freedom is important.
This implies the technology of displaying such testimonials chosen at random on the page for people who visit it.
Ivan/Marko: How difficult would this be?
Best regards, Georg
Georg, this is fine by me.Only request is that you drop the space in Open Forum .....so it reads OpenForum..... Proposed quote is " 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" Ok? Rgds G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georg C. F. Greve" greve@fsfeurope.org To: media-coordination@documentfreedom.org Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:01 AM Subject: 24 hrs to go until DFD media announcement (was: Re: DFD Media Announcenent, version 0.1)
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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*** DRAFT *** *** Version 0.1.1 ***
[ 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 ???
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.
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: Ivan Jelic jelic@fsfeurope.org Marko Milenovic milenovic@fsfeurope.org Graham Taylor graham@openforumeurope.org
??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda@google.com?? ??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby@sun.com?? ??Tom Rabon trabon@redhat.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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Is v 01 the current version of the press release?
-terri (Sun)
Georg C. F. Greve wrote:
Hi Ivan,
thanks a lot for getting this started!
I think we'll need to be quite fast in turning this around, so I allowed myself to put this in the form of a media release with title, overview, quotes and boilerplate as well as contact information.
For the success of this release I believe it will be very important that we emphasise the wide spread of supporters and make sure people realise there is no single "ownership" of this campaign of any one group or company.
So I put in a couple of company names and also would like to have people listed for contacts from these companies, whenever possible.
We now need more quotes from everyone!
I am aware that it may be difficult to supply and get internally approved for some - especially with today being a holiday in the US - so if you have to tell us that you cannot do it, we will understand.
At the same time it would be very helpful if we could get as many quotes as possible to kick this off.
Best regards, Georg
P.S. I allowed myself to include a couple of people in BCC to make sure you have seen this - please make sure to subscribe yourself to the media coordination list at
http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/admin/df-media-coordination
in case you haven't done so already. This is where the drafting will be coordinated.
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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