Hi :) Is anyone able to forwards the petition to the USA User's mailing list? I tried to guess at the address but got it wrong. Personally, although i am a non-US citizen, i feel it is kinda cheating to sign if you don't have a US passport or are not living in the US. I slightly worry that the validity of the petition might be questioned as a result. However, that is just a personal feeling and if the thing is carefully set-up to allow us to sign too then perhaps we should take the opportunity. They need 28,000 more people to sign and only a few days left. Regards from Tom :)
________________________________ From: Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamilton@acm.org> To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 29 December 2012, 3:08 Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office listed in petition to promote the use of free software in our schools There is no provision for adding comments with a signature. It is a simple click-to-sign arrangement. Minimal identifying information, provided on registration for the site, is shown for distinguishing individual signers. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Paolo Debortoli [mailto:paolo_debortoli@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 17:00 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office listed in petition to promote the use of free software in our schools ________________________________ From: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> To: Alan Boba <aboba0@gmail.com>; "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>; "users@us.libreoffice.org" <users@us.libreoffice.org> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:51 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office listed in petition to promote the use of free software in our schools Hi :) I think with this sort of thing one just has to weigh-up whether it is better to let proprietary stuff win or sign something that might not be exactly the wording that each individual would choose. I'm not sure that each person can write their own thing. Do letters from individuals get added to the count? Regards from Tom :) I agree. We need ALWAYS to accept different points of view. The final outcome is more important. A friend of mine registered and signed without being US resident. In fact nothing says you need to be a US resident to sign a petition... I will also try. ----- Original Message -----From: Alan Boba <aboba0@gmail.com> To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>; "users@us.libreoffice.org" <users@us.libreoffice.org> Cc: Sent: Friday, 28 December 2012, 20:32 Subject: 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, itseemsthat >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 > >-- >Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail tomarketing+help@global.libreoffice.org>Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more:http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette>List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > >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. 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