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We Can Put an End to Word Attachments"><meta name="resource-type" content="document"><meta name="distribution" content="global"><meta name="Generator" content="texi2html 1.82"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><style type="text/css"> <!-- a.summary-letter {text-decoration: none} blockquote.smallquotation {font-size: smaller} @@ -55,22 +43,16 @@ span.roman {font-family:serif; font-weight:normal;} span.sansserif {font-family:sans-serif; font-weight:normal;} ul.toc {list-style: none} --> -</style> -<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css"> - - -</head> - -<body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> +</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css"></head><body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> <a name="No-Word-Attachments"></a> -<header><div id="logo"><img src="../gnu.svg" height="100" width="100"></div><h1>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.</h1></header><section id="main"><a name="We-Can-Put-an-End-to-Word-Attachments"></a> +<header><div id="logo"><a href="/"><img src="../gnu.svg" height="100" width="100"></a></div><h1>Free Software, Free Society, 2nd ed.</h1></header><section id="main"><a name="We-Can-Put-an-End-to-Word-Attachments"></a> <h1 class="chapter"> 38. We Can Put an End to Word Attachments </h1> <a name="index-call-to-action_002c-put-an-end-to-Word-attachments"></a> <a name="index-Microsoft_002c-Word-_0028see-also-Word_0029"></a> <a name="index-Word_002c-attachments"></a> -<p>Don’t you just hate receiving Word documents in email messages? Word +<p>Don’t you just hate receiving Word documents in email messages? Word attachments are annoying, but, worse than that, they impede people from switching to free software. Maybe we can stop this practice with a simple collective effort. All we have to do is ask each person who @@ -101,19 +83,19 @@ they receive. The practice of using the secret Word format for interchange impedes the growth of our community and the spread of freedom. While we notice the occasional annoyance of receiving a Word document, this steady and persistent harm to our community usually -doesn’t come to our attention. But it is happening all the time. +doesn’t come to our attention. But it is happening all the time. </p> <a name="index-ASCII-1"></a> <p>Many GNU users who receive Word documents try to find ways to handle them. You can manage to find the somewhat obfuscated ASCII text in the file by skimming through it. Free software today can read most -Word documents, but not all—the format is secret and has not been +Word documents, but not all—the format is secret and has not been entirely decoded. Even worse, Microsoft can change it at any time. </p> <a name="index-Microsoft_002c-OOXML-format-_0028see-also-patents_0029-1"></a> <p>Worst of all, it has already done so. Microsoft Office 2007 uses by default a format based on the patented OOXML format. (This is the one -that Microsoft got declared an “open standard” by +that Microsoft got declared an “open standard” by political manipulation and packing standards committees.) The actual format is not entirely OOXML, and it is not entirely documented. Microsoft offers a gratis patent license for OOXML on terms which do @@ -140,7 +122,7 @@ files to others any more. <p>If we all do this, we will have a much larger effect. People who disregard one polite request may change their practice when they receive multiple polite requests from various people. We may be able -to give <em>Don’t send Word format!</em> the status of +to give <em>Don’t send Word format!</em> the status of <a name="index-netiquette"></a> netiquette, if we start systematically raising the issue with everyone who sends @@ -148,12 +130,11 @@ us Word files. </p> <p>To make this effort efficient, you will probably want to develop a canned reply that you can quickly send each time it is necessary. -I’ve included two examples: the version I have been using recently, +I’ve included two examples: the version I have been using recently, followed by a new version that teaches a Word user how to convert to other useful formats. </p> -<ul> -<li> +<ul><li> <blockquote class="smallquotation"> <a name="index-Word_002c-converting-Word-documents-into-free-formats"></a> <a name="index-PDF-2"></a> @@ -175,10 +156,10 @@ proprietary format, so it is hard for me to read. If you send me plain text, HTML, or PDF, then I will read it. </p> <p>Distributing documents in Word format is bad for you and for others. -You can’t be sure what they will look like if someone views them +You can’t be sure what they will look like if someone views them with a different version of Word; they may not work at all. </p> -<p>Receiving Word documents is bad for you because they can carry viruses (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus_(computing)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus_(computing)</a>). Sending Word documents is bad for you because a Word document normally includes hidden information about the author, enabling those in the know to pry into the author’s activities (maybe yours). Text that you think you deleted may still be embarrassingly present. See <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3154479.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3154479.stm</a> for more info. +<p>Receiving Word documents is bad for you because they can carry viruses (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus_(computing)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus_(computing)</a>). Sending Word documents is bad for you because a Word document normally includes hidden information about the author, enabling those in the know to pry into the author’s activities (maybe yours). Text that you think you deleted may still be embarrassingly present. See <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3154479.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3154479.stm</a> for more info. </p> <p>But above all, sending people Word documents puts pressure on them to use Microsoft software and helps to deny them any other choice. In @@ -192,10 +173,10 @@ document, click on <tt>File</tt>, then <tt>Save As</tt>, and in the <tt>Save As box at the bottom of the box, choose <tt>HTML Document</tt> or <tt>Web Page</tt>. Then choose <tt>Save</tt>. You can then attach the new HTML document instead of your Word document. Note that Word changes in inconsistent -ways—if you see slightly different menu item names, please try +ways—if you see slightly different menu item names, please try them. </p> -<p>To convert to plain text is almost the same—instead of <tt>HTML +<p>To convert to plain text is almost the same—instead of <tt>HTML Document</tt>, choose <tt>Text Only</tt> or <tt>Text Document</tt> as the <tt>Save As Type</tt>. <a name="index-HTML-3"></a> @@ -209,17 +190,15 @@ PDF file when requested. <p>See <a href="http://gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html">http://gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html</a> for more about this issue. </p></blockquote> -</li></ul> - -<p>You can use these replies verbatim if you like, or you can personalize +</li></ul><p>You can use these replies verbatim if you like, or you can personalize them or write your own. By all means construct a reply that fits your -ideas and your personality—if the replies are personal and not +ideas and your personality—if the replies are personal and not all alike, that will make the campaign more effective. </p> <p>These replies are meant for individuals who send Word files. When you encounter an organization that imposes use of Word format, that calls for a different sort of reply; there you can raise issues of fairness -that would not apply to an individual’s actions. +that would not apply to an individual’s actions. </p> <p>Some recruiters ask for resumes in Word format. Ludicrously, some recruiters do this even when looking for someone for a free software @@ -241,6 +220,4 @@ replies to cover those as well. <a name="index-call-to-action_002c-put-an-end-to-Word-attachments-1"></a> <a name="index-Microsoft_002c-Word-_0028see-also-Word_0029-1"></a> <a name="index-Word_002c-attachments-1"></a> -</p><hr size="2"> -</body> -</html> +</p><hr size="2"></section></body></html> |