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[Fwd: [ffii] FFII puts up a prize in fight against Microsoft Office standardisation]

by Thierry Coutelier

PRESS RELEASE -- [ Europe / Economy / Innovation ] ======================================================================== FFII puts up a prize in fight against Microsoft Office standardisation ======================================================================== Brussels, June 27, 2007 -- The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII), said that it was putting up a 2,500 Euro prize in its fight against Microsoft's attempt to gain international standardisation for its Office format. Veteran FFII campaigner Benjamin Henrion, founder of the noOOXML.org site, explains: "Microsoft is spending millions on rent-a-crowd support for international certification for its proprietary Office format, OOXML. But we already have an ISO standard for word processing, called ODF (Open Document Format). OOXML is Microsoft's attempt to subvert this existing standard, to keep its strangle-hold on the world of documents. It's time for activists across the world to stand up, to reach out to their national ISO bodies, and to explain why Microsoft's format is not open, not a standard, and not XML." The FFII is putting its money where its mouth is. The team that makes the best effort to helping the International Standardization Organisation (ISO) fight off Microsoft's lobbying stands to win an FFII "Kayak Award", consisting of 2,500 Euro and the chance to present their campaign at the FFII's annual conference in November. FFII president Pieter Hintjens explains: "In July 2005, before the vote on the Software Patents Directive, a group of young campaigners took to kayaks, in the waters outside the Parliament building in Strasbourg. They fought a symbolic battle with industry lobbyists who had rented a yacht. The Kayak symbolises individual skill and collective action." To qualify for nomination for the Kayak Award, a team or campaigner must show how they made a significant impact on the ISO process, "to defend ODF and stop Microsoft's attempts to corrupt the international standards-setting process", as Henrion puts it. "Anything goes: websites, letter-writing campaigns, going to meetings, even kayaks." The deadline for nominations is 31 August, and the award winner will be announced on 30 September 2007. For more details see http://www.noOOxml.org/kayak . ======================================================================== Background Information ======================================================================== Microsoft is pushing for adoption of its Microsoft Office file format as an ISO standard in a fast-track mode. Countries members of ISO has until the 2nd of September to make their mind on the specification. Most of the countries are receiving comments from the public until the end of June or the beginning of July. ======================================================================== Links ======================================================================== * Say NO to Microsoft Office broken standard http://www.noooxml.org * Kayak prize to defeat OOXML to become an ISO standard http://www.noooxml.org/kayak * Microsoft invading Denmark with puppets http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-12377/microsoft-invading-denmark-with-puppets * FFII opposes Fasttrack adoption of Microsoft OOXML format as ISO standard http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/FFII_opposes_Fasttrack_adoption_of_Mic… * Pictures of the activist kayaks vs. the patent lobby yacht http://gallery.ffii.org/v/BxlStbRizox050706/ * Permanent link to this press release http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/FFII_puts_up_a_prize_in_fight_against_… ======================================================================== Contact information ======================================================================== Benjamin Henrion FFII Brussels +32-2-414 84 03 +32-484-566109 bhenrion(a)ffii.org (French/English) ======================================================================== About the FFII ======================================================================== The FFII is a not-for-profit association registered in twenty European countries, dedicated to the development of information goods for the public benefit, based on copyright, free competition, open standards. More than 850 members, 3,500 companies and 100,000 supporters have entrusted the FFII to act as their voice in public policy questions concerning exclusion rights (intellectual property) in data processing. -- Thierry Coutelier Président LiLux asbl 7, Rue Jacques Sturm L-2556 Luxembourg Office:+352 710725 608 Home:+352 406776 http://www.lilux.lu/

18 years, 5 months

Important reminder: LinuxFest

by Thierry Coutelier

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all, This Week-End (30/06 and 01/07) we have our annual LinuxFest in the LGL (Lycée de Graçons Limpersberg). Every member should come and if possible bring her/his family and friends with them. We will enjoy meeting you there. You may find more details on http://www.linux.lu Best regards. - -- Thierry Coutelier Président LiLux asbl 7, Rue Jacques Sturm L-2556 Luxembourg Office:+352 710725 608 Home:+352 406776 http://www.lilux.lu/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGgmeyPOfrcNNQX7oRAmOPAJsGSRlsOSy315RHtVySVCP6rFUBfgCdHg3a KoBJIqZJFUK5O4XsA4JHdSw= =8pvY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

18 years, 5 months

Grillfest on Saturday evening

by Alain Knaff

If you plan to the Grillfest on Saturday evening, please reply, so that we can plan on how much meat to get Thanks, Alain

18 years, 5 months

Interlug

by Adrien Krunch Kunysz

Serge Smeesters from BxLUG has just started the interlug mailing list. It's supposed to be a tool to make communication and meeting between LUGs easier. Only Belgian LUGers have subscribed for now but we though you might still be interested. <http://wiki.bxlug.be/interlug> The first task is to organize a barbecue this summer :) BTW, the "mailinglists" link <http://www.lilux.lu/ml> on the lilux website doesn't work. -- Adrien "Krunch" Kunysz, Free Softwares Users Group Arlon

18 years, 6 months

Posters and Banners for LinuxFest2007

by Alain Knaff

This year, our Linux Fest takes place on June 30th and July 1st. If you want to support us with this very important event for the Luxembourgish Linux scene :-), you can display our posters in your schools, associations, companies and other places. The files are available for downloading and printing on http://www.lilux.lu/LinuxFest2007/Posters 10 Postscript files are available, English in 5 sizes, and French in 5 sizes: A4 A3 A2 2 x A5 on one sheet. Convenient as a flyer to hand out 4 x A6 on one sheet. A smaller flyer If for some reason you have trouble printing postscript, there are also PDF versions in English and French. You'll also find banners for your web sites. These banners should be set up such as to link to http://www.lilux.lu/LinuxFest2007 The poster is also available in PNG (this is intended for easy previewing only. For printing it is preferable to use the postscript or PDF format). In case some people have trouble printing postscript, or don't have a printer for the larger size, please advise, and in that case, we'll print them for you in the LGL and bring them along. Many thanks in advance for your support, Alain

18 years, 6 months

Linux et les 235 brevets : Microsoft ne veut pas attaquer

by Michel Maria-Sube

see following link: http://fr.news.yahoo.com/23052007/308/linux-et-les-235-brevets-microsoft-ne…

18 years, 7 months

Next Meeting

by Thierry Coutelier

Hello, The next meeting will be held Thursday 24th of May 2007 in the LGL. I will present Digicam. You may all bring you digital camera with you. Note: Our server will be down tomorrow and we hope to be back online with the new server before the evening. Best regards. --- Thierry Coutelier

18 years, 7 months

Microsoft sort ses griffes?

by Thierry Coutelier

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6183437.html -- Thierry Coutelier Président LiLux asbl 7, Rue Jacques Sturm L-2556 Luxembourg Office:+352 710725 608 Home:+352 406776 http://www.lilux.lu/

18 years, 7 months

[OT] invitation: Creative Commons Salon 12th May

by Patrick Peiffer

Dear all, Allow me this invitation from an "almost free" project: The CC Lux team will present itself and debate CC in general at the Lx5 homebase in Hollerich this saturday from 18h to 19h30. More here: http://blog.luxcommons.lu Also , FYI: The launch event that was planned for the 6th June had to be moved to autumn 2007 for many complex and legal reasons, basically the luxembourg padaptation of the CC 3.0 won't be ready in time. Cheers, Patrick Peiffer cc-lux

18 years, 7 months

Meet the Communites

by pst＠lilux

Hi all, Anyone heard about this: Meet the Communites (http://www.mtc.lu/) "Meet the Communities! is a series of events aiming to better making known in Luxembourg and in a more general way to the Benelux countries and Europe what is the Open Source and the projects developed under this type of licence." Further they say: "Who organize this event ? if Pragma Consult was the initiator of Meet the Communities ! it is currently enitrely supported by and independent ASBL mais but also the Spiral NetWork and the CRP Henri Tudor innovation platform « Free and Open Source »." But on the partners page there is no ASBL ? Does someone know which ASBL is behind this ? ciao, pst

18 years, 7 months

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