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 <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >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:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 17:00 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office listed in petition to promote >the use of free software in our schools > > > > > >________________________________ >From: Tom Davies <[email protected]> >To: Alan Boba <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]> >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 <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> 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 >> <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> >>> >To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected] >>> >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 >>> > >>> >-- >>> >Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >> [email protected] >>> >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. >> >> Alan Boba >> CISSP, CCENT, ITIL v3 Foundations 2011 >> >> -- >> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >> 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/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >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/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >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/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >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/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
