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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
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| 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?
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http://www.odfalliance.org/blog/index.php/site/dfd2010_chrismoore/
OpenOffice market share worksheet
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| 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
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http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2010/03/openoffice-market-share-worksheet.html
Why I support Document Freedom Day
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| 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.
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http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/why-i-support-document-freedom-day/
Recent:
Supporting Document Freedom Day
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| 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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