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Subject: Re: [odf-adoption] Promote ODF in Email Signatures
Sorry Charles, Charles Schulz wrote: > Hello Carol, > > Yours is nice. I was thinking about taking some words from Simon Phipps > that strucked a lot of people: > > "Fight against corporate Alzheimer. Use OpenDocument Format or go to > http://opendocument.xml.org for more information." Strucked because it is so political incorrect ? I know people who suffer from Alzheimer and I have to admit that the quotation above is really tasteless. I would strongly suggest to leave that out af any communication. At least I see no benefit for odf by this communication style. Regards, Elmar Geese > > Best, > Charles. > > Carol Geyer a écrit : >> Now that we have OpenDocument XML.org, should we revisit this idea of >> promoting OpenDocument in email signatures? Perhaps something along the lines >> of: >> >> __________________________________________ >> >> Please avoid sending me any data attachments that are in proprietary formats. >> See http://opendocument.xml.org for information on the OpenDocument OASIS >> Standard (ISO 23600). >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Martha J Mealy [mailto:mealym@us.ibm.com] >> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:42 PM >> To: odf-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org >> Subject: Re: [odf-adoption] Promote ODF in Email Signatures >> >> >> In the meantime, a solution might be to point to the Wikipedia OpenDocument >> format. Something like this: >> Please avoid sending me any data attachments that are in a proprietary format. >> See Wikipedia's OpenDocument entry for more information and a list of >> applications using the OpenDocument standard (ISO 23600) >> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Martha J. Mealy >> Strategic Marketing for Lotus Software - Industrial Sector >> IBM Software Group >> mealym@us.ibm.com >> office phone: (503) 342-5519 >> mobile phone: (503) 720-7963 >> office: Portland, Oregon >> >> Carol wrote: >> >> I just received a message from a person who included this statement in her >> email >> signature: >> >> _______________________________________________________________________________ >> _ >> _ >> See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >> >> >> I would *love* to use something similar, if we could provide a link to a page >> that was pro-OpenDocument and not an obvious slam at Word or commercial >> software. It could just be a few educational paragraphs. We might include some >> links to all the options for ODF-compliant software, to make it clear that ODF >> is *not* synonymous with OpenOffice. If we use product links, we'd have to >> include a disclaimer, "OASIS does not endorse or certify compliance of any of >> the above products...links are provided for informational purposes >> only...readers are encouraged to evaluate all products independently..." >> >> Would it be worth the Committee's time to craft a few paragraphs along these >> lines? We could publish them on XML.org on behalf of the TC, and encourage >> everyone to incorporate them into their email signatures. >> >> >> Carol >> >> >> >> ______________________________ >> Carol Geyer >> Director of Communications >> OASIS >> Voice: +1.978.667.5115 x209 >> >> OASIS Symposium: The Meaning of Interoperability, 9-12 May, San Francisco >> http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- tarent GmbH Heilsbachstr. 24, 53123 Bonn | Poststr. 4-5, 10178 Berlin fon: +49(228) / 52675-0 | fon: +49(30) / 27594853 fax: +49(228) / 52675-25 | fax: +49(30) / 78709617
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