[pp.int.general] Petition For The Removal Of Proprietary Software Advertising On Public Websites

[lilo]

We, the undersigned, hereby state that we expressly and unequivocally 
oppose the advertising of proprietary software products on government 
websites.

Such advertising breaches impartiality and encourages citizens to employ 
technologies that unnecessarily restrict their freedom. The role of 
government is not to support certain market participants and not others, 
particularly when doing so works to maintain the monopolies of global 
software companies.

In explanations of how to use digital resources that they provide, 
government agencies should clarify that multiple methods are available, 
and favour technologies which do not restrict users' digital rights; by 
linking <http://pdfreaders.org/graphics.html> to PDFreaders.org 
<http://pdfreaders.org>, for example.

Free Software guarantees the users right to use (for any purpose), study 
(without secrets), share (with anyone), and improve the software that 
they use. Public institutions should publish their documents in formats 
that can be read with Free Software. Indeed, many Free Software 
applications exist for reading such documents. Governments should lead 
citizens to freedom, and encourage them to make use of these applications.

http://www.fsfe.org/cgi-bin/pdfpetition.pl

-- 
~lilo~
le donne e Debian
freesoftware means LOVE :^)

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