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[News] Document Freedom Day a Major Threat to Microsoft's Monoculture

  • Subject: [News] Document Freedom Day a Major Threat to Microsoft's Monoculture
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:40:14 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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The importance of Document Freedom Day explained by Microsoft job offer

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| On January 4th, 2010, Microsoft published 
| on his website a job offer for a Linux and 
| Open Office Compete Lead. Since then the 
| offer has been removed, but a PDF version 
| of that page is still available here and in 
| other places online. Reading that offer is 
| very interesting because it proves, in case 
| you weren't convinced yet, what really 
| constitutes the reason of Microsoft's huge 
| market "share".
| 
| Among other things, the job offer says that 
| (bold fonts are mine) "the job consists of 
| focusing on one of the biggest issues that 
| is top of mind for... Steve Ballmer... The 
| core mission of CSI is to win share against 
| Linux and OpenOffice.org". Responsibilities 
| include (last bullet on page 1) "to see 
| where Linux Server and OpenOffice 
| challenges arise."
| 
| Here is, in normal language, what Microsoft 
| actually said with that job offer:
| 
|    1. Operating systems which are 
|    alternative to Windows, like Linux, are 
|    a "big issue" only in the server market 
|    (the servers are the computers powering 
|    websites, databases and other 
|    centralized services: the computers on 
|    people's desks, and by extension the 
|    software they run, are called "desktops" 
|    instead)
|    2. In the desktop market the real "big 
|    issue" for Microsoft are not 
|    alternatives to Windows, like Linux, but 
|    alternatives to Microsoft Office, like 
|    OpenOffice
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http://stop.zona-m.net/node/138

Document Freedom Day Interview with Chris Moore, CIO, City of Edmonton

,----[ Quote ]
| ODFA:  Edmonton is obviously in good 
| company among leading Canadian cities 
| embracing open standards and 
| interoperability, along with efforts 
| underway in Vancouver and Toronto.  Have 
| you been working collaboratively with those 
| cities to share insights, and do you think 
| the Canadian Federal Government will follow 
| the lead?  What are they doing in this 
| area, and should they be following your 
| lead?  Do you think it's harder for a 
| Federal Government to transition than 
| municipal or local governments?
`----

http://www.odfalliance.org/blog/index.php/site/dfd2010_chrismoore/

OpenOffice market share worksheet

,----[ Quote ]
| Drew Jensen, a stalwart OpenOffice.org 
| community contributor, pointed us to this 
| worksheet describing office suite market 
| share. It should probably be posted, too, 
| to Major OpenOffice.org Deployments - 
| OpenOffice.org Wiki and also to our Market 
| Share wiki, 
| http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis 
`----

http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2010/03/openoffice-market-share-worksheet.html

Why I support Document Freedom Day

,----[ Quote ]
| In this sense, I am reminded how Tommy 
| Douglas, the founder of universal medical 
| coverage in Canada, explained why he stood 
| by his social democratic beliefs when most 
| of them had no chance of being widely 
| accepted:
| 
|     You say the little efforts that I make 
|     will do no good; they never will 
|     prevail to tip the hovering scale where 
|     justice hangs in balance. I donât think 
|     I ever thought they would, but I am 
|     prejudiced beyond debate in favor of my 
|     right to choose which side shall feel 
|     the stubborn ounces of my weight.
| 
| In other words, sometimes you need to stand 
| up for what you know is right, regardless 
| of consequences, simply out of self-
| respect. Campaigns like Document Freedom 
| Day give the opportunity for such self-
| reaffirmation, and I would support them for 
| that reason alone, even if more practical 
| reasons did not exist as well.
`----

http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/why-i-support-document-freedom-day/


Recent:

Supporting Document Freedom Day

,----[ Quote ]
| The details for Document Freedom Day 2010
| have been announced â itâs on March 31st
| and there will be events all over the
| world. This should be a year of
| celebration as well as campaigning, as we
| have made enormous strides in promoting
| liberty.
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http://webmink.com/2010/03/02/document-freedom/
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