A great global community is gathering today to celebrate the second
Document Freedom Day. After a successful 2008 celebration, Document
Freedom Day teams all over the world are joining efforts to raise
awareness for Document Freedom and Open Standards.
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 happy to see our community getting bigger this year", says Ivan
Jelic, DFD Coordinator. "We expect large variety of activities organized
by DFD teams, from speeches and informative events, to university
document liberation or open standard promotion in local governments."
The DFD team will do its best to gather all the information about this
year activities, organize them and publish on DFD web pages. If you have
material about local document liberation activities, please send mail
to: contact(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.
You could also print out some of the DFD leaflets at
http://www.documentfreedom.org/Artwork#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 250 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 organizations and
individuals, including, but not limited to ANSOL, Ars Aperta,
BrOffice.org, COSS, Esoma, Estándares Abiertos, FFII, Free Knowledge
Foundation, Free Software Foundation, Free Software Foundation Europe,
Free Software Foundation Latin America, Funambol, Google, IBM, NLnet,
ODF Alliance, Open Forum Europe, Open Source Initiative (OSI), Opentia,
OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun, The Open Learning Centre.
The list of DFD Teams is available at:
http://documentfreedom.org/Category:Teams
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."
"Who controls your valuable information? This question has become
central for the distribution of power and wealth in the networked
society," explains Georg Greve, president of FSFE. "Document Freedom
is about giving you control of your information, it is about giving
governments control of their public records, and it is about freedom
of choice. You can give yourself that freedom today by switching to
one of the many Free Software applications that support the Open
Document Format and that run on many different platforms!"
A list of Free Software applications that support ODF is available at
http://documentfreedom.org/Applications
Greve concludes: "Along with many others around the world, FSFE's
teams in several countries will be spending the day distributing
information about Open Standards and Document Freedom. My greetings
and gratitude go to everyone participating in this global effort,
particulary FSFE's young Serbian team who did the main work on DFD
regardless of a very difficult local situation!"
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
About the Free Software Foundation Europe
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit
non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and
involved in many global activities. Access to software determines
participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in
the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free
Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the
furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,
modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues,
securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people
Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues
of the FSFE.
http://fsfeurope.org
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Regards,
Ivan Jelic
Hi,
I would like to translate the art work to portugues.
Who has the fonts?
If any one already has translated could send to me.
Regards,
http://documentfreedom.org/Artwork
--
Marcus de Vasconcelos Diogo da Silva
Instrutor Informática mvdiogoce(a)gmail.com
Consultor Software Livre Fone: +55 85 32153026
SENAI CETAFR - ceará Celular:+55 85 88777045
Prof. Multiplicador Senior Intel Educar SL SP
http://www.broffice.org/blog/7040
mvdiogo(a)jabber.freenet.de
"No caudaloso rio de nossas vidas nos dando as mãos navegaremos mais seguros, pois a força da amizade é o maior dos escudos contra as adversidades." (OHeremita)
Hi,
I would like to translate the art work to portugues.
Who has the fonts?
If any one already has translated could send to me.
Regards,
http://documentfreedom.org/Artwork
--
Marcus de Vasconcelos Diogo da Silva
Instrutor Informática mvdiogoce(a)gmail.com
Consultor Software Livre Fone: +55 85 32153026
SENAI CETAFR - ceará Celular:+55 85 88777045
Prof. Multiplicador Senior Intel Educar SL SP
http://www.broffice.org/blog/7040
mvdiogo(a)jabber.freenet.de
"No caudaloso rio de nossas vidas nos dando as mãos navegaremos mais seguros, pois a força da amizade é o maior dos escudos contra as adversidades." (OHeremita)
Hi.
I am the president of Gleducar (www.gleducar.org.ar) and i sign for
acctions in DFD.
Gleducar coordinate multiple schools in Argentina with general
presentations, interdiciplinaries works and general awareness with
teachers and students.
In a few days, I comunicate in how much schools we make actions.
P.D.: sorry by my english. I hope to improve. :-)
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Prof. Román H. Gelbort
TIC, Cultura y Software Libre
Proyecto Gleducar - www.gleducar.org.ar
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[ http://documentfreedom.org/News/20080220 ]
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, the Free
Software Foundation Europe, ODF Alliance, OpenForum Europe, IBM, Red Hat
and Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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. Sixteen 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