[equinux] FSF, Free Software PDF Reader Campaign

[Roberto Roggiero]

Campaña para el uso de lectores PDF libres:

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Date: 2009/2/5
Subject:FSF, Free Software PDF Reader Campaign
From: Georg C. F. Greve <greve en fsfeurope.org>

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FYI.

I hope that everyone will add the vendor neutral button to their sites.

Regards,
Georg


<http://www.fsfeurope.org/news/2009/news-20090202-01.en.html>
<http://pdfreaders.org/>

FSFE launches Free PDF Readers campaign

 The Fellowship of the Free Software Foundation Europe is proud to
 announce its latest initiative: pdfreaders.org, a site providing
 information about PDF with links to Free Software PDF readers for all
 major operating systems.

 "Interoperability, competition and choice are primary benefits of Open
 Standards that translate into vendor-independence and better value for
 money for customers," says FSFE president Georg Greve. "Although many
 versions of PDF offer all these benefits for formatted text and
 documents, files in PDF formats typically come with information that
 users need to use a specific product. pdfreaders.org provides an
 alternative to highlight the strengths of PDF as an Open Standard."

 The coordinators of pdfreaders.org, Hannes Hauswedell and Jan-Hendrik
 Peters, are pleased to present the latest revision of the site with
 short and compact information how users can seize the full benefits of
 both Open Standards and Free Software.

 "Free Software gives us control over the software we use, and Open
 Standards give us control over our data and allow implementations by
 many different groups," explains Jan-Hendrik Peters. "We wanted to show
 that with the Portable Document Format people can have both."

 Hannes Hauswedell adds: "Similar to a Free Software project we started
 off with an idea, provided a first implementation, received lots of
 feedback, and worked that into a better version of the site. We are
 grateful to all the people who got involved. This was a collaborative
 effort that would not have been possible without all the contributors."

 "The site offers buttons in several languages that we encourage
 everyone to put next to PDF files offered on their sites," explains
 Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's Fellowship Coordinator. "We hope that in a
 year from now, no PDF is offered without the vendor-independent
 alternative buttons of pdfreaders.org."

About the Free Software Foundation Europe

 The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit
 non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and
 involved in many global activities. Access to software determines
 participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in
 the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free
 Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the
 furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,
 modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues,
 securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people
 Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues
 of the FSFE.

 You will find further information about the work of the FSFE at
 http://www.fsfeurope.org/
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