Open format and Open standards / Help us to spread it in the EU

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Nicolas Bossut

Open format and Open standards / Help us to spread it in the EU

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Bonjour,

Voici une petition lancée par des parlementaires européens qui vise à  
attirer l'attention de leurs collègues sur le fait que le parlement  
et la commission utilisent parfois des formats qui sont illisibles  
pour ceux qui, comme moi, n'on pas Windows.

En d'autres mots, ca veut dire que certains citoyens ne peuvent pas  
lire les documents édités par leur parlement. Pour utiliser les  
grands mots et jetter par la même occasion l'anathème, je pense qu'on  
peut appeller ca un déni de démocratie.

Je vous invite donc (et j'insiste) à signer cette pétition et à la  
diffuser le plus largement dans vos contacts. Que ceux d'entre vous  
qui publient des blogs ou des news sur leur site assure la promotion  
de cette initiative. Elle en vaut la peine.

Petition to the European Parliament on the implications of ICT lock-in
www.zeapartners.org/articles/openparliament008

Merci,

Nicolas

Hi,

Here is a petition launched by members of the European Parliament to  
draw attention of the whole Parliament that the Commission and they  
are using "closed" format. These formats (WMA, DOC, etc) are  
unreadable by people, as me, who don't buy Windows.

In others words, it means that some citizens are no able to read  
documents published by their own parliament. It's not an anathema but  
it looks as a denial of democracy ...

I invite (and I insist) you to vote for this petition, and promote  
this campaign in your country and language. Use your blog, our  
website or your mailing list to spread the information and to help us  
to improve democracy in Europe.

Petition to the European Parliament on the implications of ICT lock-in
www.zeapartners.org/articles/openparliament008

Thanks,

Nicolas

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