[Discussioni] [Fwd: Minerva Project - Open Format version]

[Carlo ROATTA]

Mi sono imbattuto in un sito dell'Unione Europea che mi sbatteva in
faccia una presentazione in PowerPoint.
Oggi ero di cattivo umore.
Ho risposto.

Ringrazio sin d'ora per eventuali commenti, anche se negativi (anche gli
altri hanno diritto ad essere di cattivo umore).

CR

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Minerva Project - Open Format version
Date: 	Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:00:05 +0100
From: 	Carlo ROATTA <carlo a roatta.org>
Reply-To: 	carlo a roatta.org
To: 	Minerva Action public contact <eac-info a cec.eu.int>
CC: 	IDABC public contact <idabc a cec.eu.int>



Dear Sirs,

I have read your interesting page on "Education and Training - the
Minerva Action".

> 1. http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/minerva/action_en.html

As european citizen, I am proud our Public Agencies are involved to
improve "Information and Communications Technology" awareness among
Europeans.
Unfortunately, the presentation you offer to the public is in a
close-format version:

> 2. Minerva (PowerPointPresentation).
>    http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/minerva/pptpres/siteminerva.ppt


I admit to be quite surprised to realize how a proprietary software
(PowerPoint) is suggested to the user, in order to read a document that
is produced by *public Agencies* with *public funds*.

I am even astonished to remark how this bad suggestion is proposed by
the same European Union that is promoting recommendations on open
document format. Just see:

> 3. IDA promotes the use of open document formats for e-government interoperability
>    http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/3197
> 
> 4. Documentation on the Promotion of Open Document Exchange Format
>    http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/3439/5585

I am sure that your office will try its best to adhere to the policy we
are setting in Europe to enforce a better public administration.
I think we should be driven at least by emulation from the results other
communities have already obtained. See for example:

> 5. The commonwealth of Massachusetts has finalized its decision to standardize desktop applications on OpenDocument
>    http://news.com.com/2102-1012_3-5878869.html?tag=st.util.print

Just to help your effort, I send you as attachment the same document you
have already published, but in an open-format version, simply obtained
with OpenOffice.org office suite:

> 6. attachment: siteminerva.odp
>    md5sum: 4eafd9da4e7ad70cc6c9af3392401d40  siteminerva.odp


I hope this version will substitute the current closed-format version
that is available on your site.

With my best wishes for your important role in improving european
technology and culture, I would be pleased to receive a kind reply from
your office.

Yours sincerely,

Carlo Roatta, Italy



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