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From: WebManager <WebManager@sheffield.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: References to Adobe
To: Simon Linskill <simon.linskill@gmail.com>

Hi Simon

Thank you for your email.

In the interests of fairness I've removed all links to Adobe.

Cheers

Ian

Ian Wharin
Web Manager
Communications and Performance Team
Deputy Chief Executive's Team
Sheffield City Council
Room 302, Town Hall
Pinstone Street
Sheffield S1 2HH
(0114) 20 37765
0785 415 2568
ian.wharin@sheffield.gov.uk
www.sheffield.gov.uk
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From: Simon Linskill [mailto:simon.linskill@gmail.com]
Sent: 06 January 2011 11:15
To: WebManager
Subject: References to Adobe

Hi there,

I've noticed that Sheffield City Council's website contains references to Adobe's Acrobat pdf reader. As pdf is an ISO standard, public sector institutions should not be giving free advertising to one company. Here are three examples:

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/council-tax/what-you-pay/appeals-against-banding
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/council-tax/if-you-dont-pay-on-time/recovery-policy
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/safe--sound/social-services/your-care-record/contents

An alternative link to a list of free alternatives (that are not encumbered by patents, and follow open standards) can be found at the link below:

http://pdfreaders.org/index.en.html

Many thanks,

Simon

Carrington Road
Sheffield

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