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[Office-commits] r9953 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins


From: sysadmin
Subject: [Office-commits] r9953 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:27:58 -0400

Author: www-data
Date: Fri Oct  2 12:27:58 2009
New Revision: 9953

Log:
web commit by peterb

Modified:
   trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/pr-ngo.mdwn

Modified: trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/pr-ngo.mdwn
==============================================================================
--- trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/pr-ngo.mdwn    Fri Oct  2 12:08:58 2009        
(r9952)
+++ trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/pr-ngo.mdwn    Fri Oct  2 12:27:58 2009        
(r9953)
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-## Windows 7 Sins: Breaking dependency on proprietary software: a call to 
non-profits, charities and NGOs to refuse Microsoft Windows 7
+## Windows 7 Sins, Breaking Dependency on Proprietary Software: A Call to 
Non-Profits, Charities and NGOs to Refuse Microsoft Windows 7 and Make the 
Ethical Switch to Free Software.
 
-BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, September 28th, 2009 -- The Free
+BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 -- The Free
 Software Foundation (FSF) today launched the next stage of its
 "Windows 7 Sins" campaign at <http://windows7sins.org>, making the
-case against Microsoft and proprietary software by writing to 500 leading 
charities, non-profit organizations and NGOs, asking them to make
-the switch to freedom respecting free software and to encourage wider 
awareness to the ethical ramifications of computer using freedom.
+case against Microsoft and proprietary software by writing to the leaders of 
500 largest charities, non-profit organizations and NGOs, asking them to make
+the switch to freedom respecting free software and to help foster awareness of 
the ethical importance of computer user freedom.
 
 The letter warns these "Windows 7 decision makers" about the "lack of
 privacy, freedom, and security" they will suffer should they adopt
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 FSF executive director Peter Brown said, "Free software is about
 freedom, not price. Today, we're asking leaders in the non-for-profit sector to
-switch to free software GNU/Linux for all their desktop systems and 
infrastructure.  The dependency of organizations working for social change and 
improvement on software owned and exclusively controlled by Microsoft is 
leading society into an era of digital restrictions"
+switch to the free software GNU/Linux operating system for all their desktop 
computing and infrastructure needs.  The dependency of organizations working 
for social change and improvement on software owned and exclusively controlled 
by Microsoft is leading society into an era of digital restrictions, 
threatening and limiting our freedom."
 
 Free software such as the GNU/Linux operating system and the office
 productivity suite, OpenOffice.org, are both readily available and
-easy-to-use. GNU/Linux distributions come with thousands of free software 
applications, including complete accounting and fundraising solutions suitable 
for charities.
+easy-to-use. GNU/Linux distributions come with thousands of free software 
applications readily available without restriction, including complete 
accounting and fundraising solutions suitable for charities.
 
 FSF campaigns manager Matt Lee added, "Charities, NGOs, and other
 non-profit organizations that choose proprietary software are




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