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

[Gareth Nelson]

By advertising I presume you mean things such as "requires microsoft
word to view"?

I see PDF in the URL - may I point out that there are free software PDF viewers?

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:33 AM, lilo <al3lilo at autistici.org> wrote:
> 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
> to 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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