During FSFE’s recent campaign to stop governments advertising proprietary PDF readers, a common question was raised by the public in emails and comments. “Can Free Software PDF readers match up to Adobe Acrobat Reader?” they ask. The implication of this question is that promoting alternatives to Adobe, whether they be Free Software (FS) or not, is only reasonable if they are ‘as good as’ (e.g.… Read the rest
New FSCONS 2010 web button
I’ve published a new badge/button for attendees of this year’s Free Society Conference in Gothenburg. I added it to the new promotional materials page of the FSCONS.org website. Expect some leaflets to follow soon. Enjoy!
Building a better collaborative editorial work-flow platform
As coordinator of the new editorial team at FSFE, I have recently been working to put in place a new system for the management of tasks and documents for publication on the foundation’s website. Below is a brief update of progress, and my current thoughts on the subject.… Read the rest