Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office listed in petition to promote the use of free software in our schools

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi :)
> I thought a few people on the Users List might be interested in this
> petition.
>
> Apparently you need to create a whitehouse.gov account to sign Petitions
> which would probably put me off signing.  On the other hand having a chance
> to kinda vote on single issues seems like a good thing.  Hmm, a tough
> choice.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Immanuel Giulea <giulea.immanuel@gmail.com>
> > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org; marketing@global.libreoffice.org;
> marketing@us.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Friday, 28 December 2012, 15:01
> > Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] Libre Office listed in petition to
> promote the use of free software in our schools
> > Hello all,
> >
> > > From my readings of the mailing lists in the last few weeks, it seems
> that
> > adoption of LibreOffice in North America (especially US) has been a
> > challenge.
> >
> > Today, I found a petition addressed to the White House that includes
> > LibreOffice.
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/promote-use-free-software-our-schools-libre-office-gimp-gnu-cash-and-other-gpl-software-which-cost/T1xGw1fZ
> > The deadline is three weeks away and they need 23,000 more signatures.
> > Nothing is impossible through the power of social networks.
> > I've already shared the petition to several G+ groups.
> > Perhaps some posts from TDF core team on twitter and Facebook will help
> > this initiative.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> >
> > Cheers from Montreal, Canada
> >
> > Immanuel Giulea
> >
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I would sign but...

The petition begins by castigating issues with proprietary software. My
belief is that while those issues may be important they aren't a
consideration for the great majority of computer users.

In addition I find it much easier to support causes that don't cultivate
fud but instead focus on the benefits of a proposed action.

Alan Boba
CISSP, CCENT, ITIL v3 Foundations 2011

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