Hi all,
Latest draft attached.
I would make that "FSFE launches Free PDF Readers campaign". Background: I think the media will shorten it to that, too. The Fellowship is part of FSFE and the campaign the official FSFE logo already. And btw. I think all here did a very good job, so I see no reason why this should not be an official FSFE campaign.
I agree and have changed the title accordingly. I also assume that we continue to refer to the Fellowship specifically in the first paragraph.
The aim is to show people that they can use their PDF files without sacrificing privacy and freedom, and also to provide an alternative linking point for sites providing information in the format.
People will ask: "Why privacy?" >:->
Well. They will just have to check the site to find out ;-)
As many versions of the Portable Document Format (PDF) qualifies as an open standard and some are certified by ISO, it should come as no surprise that there are many Free Software programs available that can handle the popular format.
"Even" sounds like ISO certifications is _even_ more important than qualifying as Open Standards. Qualifying as Open Standard is more important than ISO approval.
I agree, and removed the ISO part alltoghether.
I wounder if the last paragraph is necessary in this form. I think it is too difficult to explain the reader why some versions of PDF are Open Standard and some not. And what is this ISO stuff about???
Yes, that is difficult, which is why we haven't even explained it on the website either. If we want to mention Open Standards, however, we either have to say that "PDF is an Open Standard" or that "some versions of PDF are Open Standards". Although the first option would be the normal journalistic route, only the second is true. In any case, I believe the message about Open Standards is an important aspect to emphasise and don't wish to leave it out.
Perhaps we should concentrate more on the message about Free Software and not so much on PDF as such.
I kind of disagree with this. FSFE promoting Free Software is nothing new. FSFE launching a Free PDF Readers website is a first. If we want journalists to pick it up, our chances will be higher if we focus on PDF's, and just briefly mention Free Software as the most natural thing in the world (which is how we like to see it).
Hannes, Henner if you like we can add a quote for each of you like:
I squeezed in some deeply personal quotes in the middle to humanise the text a bit... hope you like it ;-)
all the best, /Stian