[Office-commits] r9951 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins

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Author: www-data
Date: Fri Oct  2 12:06:21 2009
New Revision: 9951

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web commit by peterb: still a few edits to make

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   trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/pr-ngo.mdwn

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-## Windows 7 Sins: Free Software Foundation asks non-profits, charities and 
NGOs to adopt free software and dump Microsoft in the trash
+## Windows 7 Sins: Breaking dependency on proprietary software: a call to 
non-profits, charities and NGOs to refuse Microsoft Windows 7
 
 BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, September 28th, 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 hundreds
-of charities, non-profit organizations and NGOs, asking them to make
-the switch to free software.
+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.
 
-The letter warns "Windows 7 decision makers" about the "lack of
+The letter warns these "Windows 7 decision makers" about the "lack of
 privacy, freedom, and security" they will suffer should they adopt
 Windows 7, and makes the case that they should instead adopt free
 software by outlining seven major areas where proprietary software,
-such as Microsoft Windows is hurting non-profit groups: invading
+such as Microsoft Windows is hurting society: invading
 privacy, poisoning education, locking users in, abusing standards,
 leveraging monopolistic behavior, enforcing Digital Restrictions
 Management (DRM), and threatening user security.
 
 FSF executive director Peter Brown said, "Free software is about
-freedom, not price. Today, we're asking non-profit organizations to
-switch to free software, and use software which respects the freedom
-of its users, and drop the unethical proprietary software from
-companies like Microsoft, Apple and Adobe. Many people are frustrated
-by the organizations they support, chooses to use and often accept
-gifts from a software industry that works against the freedom of
-citizens."
+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"
 
 Free software such as the GNU/Linux operating system and the office
 productivity suite, OpenOffice.org, are both readily available and
-easy-to-use. 
+easy-to-use. GNU/Linux distributions come with thousands of free software 
applications, including complete accounting and fundraising solutions.
 
 FSF campaigns manager Matt Lee added, "Charities, NGOs, and other
 non-profit organizations that choose proprietary software are
@@ -35,9 +29,9 @@
 values. We hope to alert these decision makers to the positive
 contribution they can make to society by switching their organizations
 to free software. I hope these groups will make a public decision to
-show their committment to freedom and join a growing list of people
+show their committment to freedom and join a growing list of organizations
 who understand that sinking money and time into proprietary software
-is inconsistent with the core values of freedom toward humanity."
+is inconsistent with the core values of freedom and progress."
 
 More information about the campaign, including the text of the letter
 and a mailing list that will provide subscribers with information