Sorry, for the random "q" email, sat on my phone and it had a mind of its own . . .
- gen On Mar 30, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Kevin Driscoll wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Below is a copy of an email I sent around to all the grad students in > my department about Document Freedom Day. I also fwd'd it to a dept > head who is already working on OA issues. > > Feel free to copy it, modify it, and send it to your classmates, > faculty, coworkers, and colleagues! > > Kevin > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kevin Driscoll <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:07 PM > Subject: Today is Document Freedom Day! > > > Hi everyone, > > Just a quick email to tell you about Document Freedom Day (DFD) - the > global day for document liberation! > > Have you ever been frustrated because .docx files won't open right in > last year's version of Office? Remember when some people had Works, > others had Excel, and still others used Lotus 1-2-3? > > Will you be able to open your dissertation files in 2 years? 10 years? 20 > years? > > Proprietary document formats like .doc, .docx, and .xls lock us into > specific software vendors, creating an unhealthy monopoly. Not only is > this inconvenient, it endangers future scholarship and threatens to > leave us with an incomprehensible digital mess where our archives > should be. > > Fortunately, you don't need to change software to change course for a > more open future. > > Open Document Formats are already implemented in Microsoft Office, > Open Office, Tables (not Pages), TextEdit, and Google Docs. Click > "Save as..." and look for the ODF or ODT option! Whenever possible, > save your notes as plain old .txt! > > Want to spread the word? Use the #dfd2011 hashtag on twitter! > > Want to read more about these issues? > > * About Open Document Formats: http://documentfreedom.org/2011/odf.en.html > * About Open Standards: http://documentfreedom.org/2011/os.en.html > > Your friendly neighborhood Tech Rep, > > Kevin > > PS. Isn't it weird that so many academic journals use proprietary > document formats? Let's change that, too. > _______________________________________________ > Chapters mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/chapters _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
