Hi all,
Ivan was so kind to start drafting for our post-event release. I had
another look at it and the current state of the release is attached
below.
Some more quotes might be nice. Any volunteers?
Best regards,
Georg
DFD '08: Setting flags for freedom around the world
The world's first Document Freedom Day on March 26th 2008 was a great
success. Thanks to a vibrant community, DFD flags were hoisted for the
first time around the world in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North
and South America.
There were 205 registered DFD Teams that organised multiple events and
activities. These ranged from taking Document Freedom to the streets
in Switzerland [1] over mini-conferences in Brazil [2] or Nepal [3], a
prize for the German Federal Foreign Ministry [4] to participation of
Senator Kate Lundy in Australia [5]. On the DFD front page [6] we keep
adding flags for all the countries with links to the many activities
as the reports keep coming in. [7]
"We are very happy about the success of this first Document Freedom
Day," says Ivan Jelic, DFD Coordinator. "This has been a collaborative
effort by many people around the world and I would like to thank
everyone who has contributed. Working with all of you has been a true
pleasure!"
<SOME MORE QUOTES?>
After the DFD is before the DFD. Preparations for DFD '09 are going to
begin very soon. Mark your calendars: March 25th 2009 is going to be
yet another great day for Document Freedom!
[1] http://download.fsfeurope.org/pictures/DFD08-ZRH
[2] http://dfd.espiritolivre.org
[3] http://documentfreedom.org/FOSS_Nepal_Community
[4] http://documentfreedom.org/2008/Germany/Berlin
[5] http://documentfreedomdaysydney.googlepages.com/
[6] http://documentfreedom.org
[7] http://documentfreedom.org/2008
How you can get active
The Document Freedom Day is a collaborative effort.
You can make a difference by linking to http://documentfreedom.org,
generate your own artworks or use the ones available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Artwork.
You could also print out some of the DFD leaflets at
http://www.documentfreedom.org/2008/DFD_Starter_Pack#Leaflet and
give them to your co-workers, family or friends. And if you feel
creative, consider taking pictures or small video testimonials that
show the world what Document Freedom means to you!
Join us by registering a DFD team and inform us about our
activities, or let us know if your organisation or company want to
support us.
About 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.
Document Freedom Day 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, IBM,
Google, NLnet, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat,
Sun Microsystems, Inc., The Open Learning Centre, Opentia,
Estandares Abiertos.
The list of DFD supporting groups can be found
http://documentfreedom.org/Who
The list of DFD Teams is available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams
--
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
President +41 43 500 03 66 ext 400
Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org)
26 March 2008 - Document Freedom Day (http://documentfreedom.org)
Hi all,
Attached below is the latest draft for the main DFD release. This should
go out at midnight tonight to be out in time for the Asian morning.
So if you have last minute comments, please make them now!
Best regards,
Georg
26 March 2008: The world's first Document Freedom Day
Today is Document Freedom Day: Roughly 200 teams from more than 60
countries worldwide are organising local activities to raise awareness
for Document Freedom and Open Standards. To support the initiatives
surrounding the first day to celebrate document liberation, DFD
starter packs containing a DFD flag, t-shirts and leaflets have been
sent to the first 100 registered teams over the past weeks.
In a world where records are increasingly kept in electronic form,
Open Standards are crucial for valuable information to outlive the
application in which it was initially generated. The question of
Document Freedom has severe repercussions for freedom of choice,
competition, markets and the sovereignty of countries and their
governments.
"We are very happy about the response and activities that teams around
the world have scheduled," says Ivan Jelic, DFD Coordinator. "Activities
we have heard about range from local speeches and information events
through to prizes being given to governmental bodies that adopted good
policies in the field of Document Freedom and Open Standards. It will
be a challenge to document everything that is taking place today."
The DFD team will do its best to gather all the media reports,
pictures and stories around this first DFD and collect them on the DFD
web page for reference and future editions of the event. If you have
material about local document liberation activities, please send mail to:
coordination(a)documentfreedom.org
How you can get active
The Document Freedom Day is a collaborative effort.
You can make a difference by linking to http://documentfreedom.org,
generate your own artworks or use the ones available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Artwork or generate your own.
You could also print out some of the DFD leaflets at
http://www.documentfreedom.org/2008/DFD_Starter_Pack#Leaflet
and give them to your co-workers, family or friends. And if you feel
creative, consider taking pictures or small video testimonials that
show the world what Document Freedom means to you!
About the Document Freedom Day
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document
Liberation with roughly 200 active teams worldwide. 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.
Document Freedom Day 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, IBM,
NLnet, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun
Microsystems, Inc., The Open Learning Centre, Opentia, Estandares
Abiertos.
The list of DFD supporting groups can be found
http://documentfreedom.org/Who
The list of DFD Teams is available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams
--
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
President +41 43 500 03 66 ext 400
Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org)
26 March 2008 - Document Freedom Day (http://documentfreedom.org)
Hi all,
I know that everyone is still catching up after Easter, but tomorrow is
26 March and that means it is Document Freedom Day - and we should make
sure not to miss that opportunity to spread the word.
Below you will find a first draft of a simple media release template
that we're also making available to the teams with a reminder that they
should announce this to the media themselves and not forget to take
pictures.
I hope that everyone here will also ensure to put out the message, as
this is a very good positive media opportunity and a chance for us to
bring some more awareness to the debate.
And please try to make sure to remind everying to take good pictures or
small video testimonials. I believe that documentation of the Document
Freedom Day will be crucial for the coming editions and to get the word
out.
My apologies for the short notice at which this is circulated, but if
you can contribute quotes for the DFD main release, please do.
Best regards,
Georg
P.S. Ivan: Once you know the URL for the DFD leaflet printable versions
in PDF and PS, please let everyone know so we can replace the XXXX in
the media release draft.
26 March 2008: The world's first Document Freedom Day
Today is Document Freedom Day: Roughly 200 teams from more than 60
countries worldwide are organising local activities to raise awareness
for Document Freedom and Open Standards. To support the organisation
of the annual circuit of initiatives for this first day to celebrate
document liberation, DFD starter packs containing a DFD flag, t-shirts
and leaflets have been sent to the first 100 teams over the past
weeks.
In a world where records are increasingly kept in electronic form,
Open Standards are crucial for valuable information to outlive the
application in which it was initially generated. The question of
Document Freedom has severe repercussions for freedom of choice,
competition, markets and the sovereignty of countries and their
governments.
"We are very excited about all the activities that teams around the
world have scheduled," says Ivan Jelic, DFD Coordinator. "Activities
we have heard about range from local speeches and information events
through to prizes being given to governmental bodies that adopted good
policies in the field of Document Freedom and Open Standards. It will
be a challenge to document everything that is taking place today."
<LOCAL INFORMATION / QUOTE HERE>
How you can get active
The Document Freedom Day is a collaborative effort.
You can make a difference by linking to http://documentfreedom.org,
generate your own artworks or use the ones available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Artwork or generate your own.
You could also print out some of the DFD leaflets at
http://documentfreedom.org/XXXX
and give them to your co-workers, family or friends. And if you feel
creative, consider taking pictures or small video testimonials that
show the world what Document Freedom means to you!
About the Document Freedom Day
The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document
Liberation with roughly 200 active teams worldwide. 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.
Document Freedom Day 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, IBM,
NLnet, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun
Microsystems, Inc., The Open Learning Centre, Opentia, Estandares
Abiertos.
The list of DFD supporting groups can be found
http://documentfreedom.org/Who
The list of DFD Teams is available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams
<LOCAL TEAM INFO & CONTACT DETAILS HERE>
--
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
President +41 43 500 03 66 ext 400
Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org)
26 March 2008 - Document Freedom Day (http://documentfreedom.org)
Hi all,
Below you find the "RC1" version of the media release, including all
your comments and feedback, cleaned up a little and mixed the comments a
bit more to have a community lead-in with corporate voices joining in in
order to emphasis a bit more the community aspect of the Document
Freedom Day.
I hope this version is acceptable for everyone now and unless there is
something major I missed, I will send this version out over the DFD and
FSFE media lists in approximately 30 minutes.
Best regards,
Georg
*** Version 0.9 RC 1 ***
[ media release, for immediate release ]
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,
IBM, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems, Inc., 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. Fifteen teams already
signed up during the preparation phase of the DFD prior to this
release. Sign your team up now!
"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."
"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."
"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."
Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems stated, "As
I explained in my paper "Freedom to Leave" [*], it's fundamental in
the emerging market for people to be free to use any software they
desire to handle their data. I fully support the goals of Document
Freedom." [*] http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dhb29vwq_3dzb2cs
Alexandre Oliva of the Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA)
comments: "When you save your documents using a Free Open Standard
format such as ODF, you're also saving your own future, ensuring your
continued ability to access, decode and convert their contents."
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."
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, IBM, NLnet, ODF Alliance,
OpenForum Europe, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, Inc., 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:
contact(a)documentfreedom.org
Graham Taylor graham(a)openforumeurope.org
Ivan Jelic jelic(a)fsfeurope.org
Kerri Catallozzi kcatallo(a)redhat.com
Marino Marcich mmarcich(a)odfalliance.org
Marko Milenovic milenovic(a)fsfeurope.org
Terri Molini terri.molini(a)sun.com
FSFLA info(a)fsfla.org
--
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org)
What everyone should know about DRM (http://DRM.info)
Dear all,
Here is latest draft with additions from Terri. Thank you very much :)
Regards,
Ivan
*** DRAFT ***
*** Version 0.31-tm ***
[ 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 Microsystems, Inc., 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. Fifteen 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 ???
Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems stated, "As I
explained in my paper "Freedom to Leave"
[http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dhb29vwq_3dzb2cs], it's fundamental
in the emerging market for people to be free to use any software they
desire to handle their data. I fully support the goals of Document Freedom."
"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 [ADD: Microsystems, Inc.], 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(a)openforumeurope.org
Ivan Jelic jelic(a)fsfeurope.org
Kerri Catallozzi kcatallo(a)redhat.com
Marino Marcich mmarcich(a)odfalliance.org
Marko Milenovic milenovic(a)fsfeurope.org
Terri Molini terri.molini(a)sun.com
??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda(a)google.com??
?? IBM ??
??Michiel Leenaars michiel(a)nlnet.nl??
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
* * *
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(a)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 Kerri,
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:19:30 -0500
Kerrin Catallozzi <kcatallo(a)redhat.com> wrote:
kc> Hi Georg- Below is a supporting quote from Red Hat's Tom Rabon for
kc> inclusion in this media alert.
Thanks a lot for that. I included it in the draft and also added Tom
Rabon to the list of contacts for reference.
kc> Could you please send me the final version of the media alert?
Will definitely do.
kc> Is this being released tomorrow, Wed., 2/20?
Yes, will definitely do. Our timing aims for 10:00 to 11:00 CET, so
still in the morning in Europe, and should be hitting US in the early
morning hours.
Best regards,
Georg
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*** DRAFT ***
*** Version 0.2 ***
[ 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 ???
"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 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(a)fsfeurope.org
Marko Milenovic milenovic(a)fsfeurope.org
Graham Taylor graham(a)openforumeurope.org
Tom Rabon trabon(a)redhat.com
??Zaheda Bhorat zaheda(a)google.com??
??Charlotte Thornby Charlotte.Thornby(a)sun.com??
?? IBM ??
??Michiel Leenaars michiel(a)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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--
Georg C. F. Greve <greve(a)fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
Join the Fellowship and protect your freedom! (http://www.fsfe.org)
What everyone should know about DRM (http://DRM.info)
Hi all,
Latest version.
Put in contact details for Kerri Catallozzi for Red Hat.
Best regards,
Georg
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*** DRAFT ***
*** Version 0.2.1 ***
[ 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 ???
"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 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:
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