www/philosophy no-word-attachments.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       11/11/26 20:31:06

Modified files:
        philosophy     : no-word-attachments.html 

Log message:
        Minor updates.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.67&r2=1.68

Patches:
Index: no-word-attachments.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html,v
retrieving revision 1.67
retrieving revision 1.68
diff -u -b -r1.67 -r1.68
--- no-word-attachments.html    20 Sep 2011 08:15:41 -0000      1.67
+++ no-word-attachments.html    26 Nov 2011 20:30:57 -0000      1.68
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@
 <hr />
 
 <p>
+(Explanatory note: I can handle ODF too, but it isn't very convenient
+for me, so I don't include it in my list of suggestions.)</em></p>
+
+<hr />
+
+<p>
 <em>You sent the attachment in Microsoft Word format, a secret
 proprietary format, so it is hard for me to read.  If you send me
 plain text, HTML, or PDF, then I will read it.</em></p>
@@ -168,14 +174,25 @@
 info.</em></p>
 
 <p>
-<em>But above all, sending people Word documents puts pressure on them to
-use Microsoft software and helps to deny them any other choice.  In
+<em>But above all, sending people Word documents puts pressure on them
+to use Microsoft software and helps to deny them any other choice.  In
 effect, you become a buttress of the Microsoft monopoly.  This
-pressure is a major obstacle to the broader adoption of free software.
-Would you please switch to a different way of sending files to other
+pressure is a major obstacle to the broader adoption of free
+software.</em></p>
+
+<p>
+<em>Would you please switch to a different way of sending files to other
 people, instead of Word format?</em></p>
 
 <p>
+<em>Microsoft is already starting to make Word users switch to a new
+version of Word format, based on OOXML.  Its specs are 6000 pages
+long--so complex that probably no one else can ever implement it--and
+Microsoft can sue you for patent infringement if you try.  If you
+don't wish to join in this attack against interoperability, the way to
+avoid it is by deciding not to use Word format for interchange.</em></p>
+
+<p>
 <em>To convert the file to HTML using Word is simple.  Open the
 document, click on File, then Save As, and in the Save As Type strip
 box at the bottom of the box, choose HTML Document or Web Page.  Then
@@ -295,7 +312,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/09/20 08:15:41 $
+$Date: 2011/11/26 20:30:57 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>