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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/no-word-attachments.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/no-word-attachments.html index fcec159..a40b41a 100644 --- a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/no-word-attachments.html +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/no-word-attachments.html @@ -1,17 +1,21 @@ <!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> -<!-- Parent-Version: 1.90 --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 --> +<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html --> +<!--#set var="TAGS" value="essays upholding action" --> +<!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" --> <title>We Can Put an End to Word Attachments - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="GNU, FSF, Free Software Foundation, Linux, general, public, license, gpl, general public license, freedom, software, power, rights, word, attachment, word attachment, microsoft" /> <meta http-equiv="description" content="This essay explains why Microsoft Word attachments to email are bad, and describes what you can do to help stop this practice." /> - <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/no-word-attachments.translist" --> <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> - +<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" --> +<!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE--> +<!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" --> +<div class="article reduced-width"> <h2>We Can Put an End to Word Attachments</h2> -<p>by <strong>Richard M. Stallman</strong> -</p> +<address class="byline">by Richard Stallman</address> <p> Don't you just hate receiving Word documents in email messages? Word @@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ replies to cover those as well, if you wish.</p> <p> With our numbers, simply by asking, we can make a difference.</p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> <em>You sent the attachment in Microsoft Word format, a secret @@ -146,13 +150,11 @@ problem is a major obstacle to the broader adoption of GNU/Linux. Would you please reconsider the use of Word format for communication with other people?</em></p> -<hr /> - <p> (Explanatory note: I can handle ODF too, but it isn't very convenient for me, so I don't include it in my list of suggestions.)</p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> <em>You sent the attachment in Microsoft Word format, a secret @@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ with a different version of Word; they may not work at all.</em></p> <p> <em>Receiving Word documents is bad for you because they can carry -viruses (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus_(computing)). +viruses (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus). 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 @@ -217,18 +219,16 @@ the PDF converter. Click on the Print button and enter a name for the PDF file when requested.</em></p> <p> -<em>See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html for more +<em>See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html for more about this issue.</em></p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> Here's another approach, suggested by Bob Chassell. It requires that you edit it for the specific example, and it presumes you have a way to extract the contents and see how long they are.</p> -<hr /> - <p> <em>I am puzzled. Why did you choose to send me 876,377 bytes in your recent message when the content is only 27,133 bytes?</em></p> @@ -245,27 +245,25 @@ prohibit entrepreneurs starting new companies, and prohibit professionals offering their services. Please don't give them your support.</em></p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> John D. Ramsdell suggests people discourage the use of proprietary -attachments by making a small statement in their <kbd>.signature</kbd> +attachments by making a small statement in their <code>.signature</code> file:</p> -<hr /> - <p> <em>Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.<br /> -See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html</em></p> +See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html</em></p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> <a href="/philosophy/anonymous-response.html">Here is a response letter</a> to an email message with a Word attachment.</p> -<hr /> +<hr class="column-limit" /> <p> Kevin Cole of the Gallaudet University in Washington, @@ -274,10 +272,11 @@ automatic reply message</a> whenever he receives a word attachment. (I think it is better to send the responses by hand, and make it clear that you have done so, because people will receive them better.)</p> +</div> </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> -<div id="footer"> +<div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="unprintable"> <p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to @@ -295,13 +294,13 @@ to <a href="mailto:webmasters@gnu.org"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>.</p> to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org"> <web-translators@gnu.org></a>.</p> - <p>For information on coordinating and submitting translations of + <p>For information on coordinating and contributing translations of our web pages, see <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a>. --> Please see the <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations -README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting translations +README</a> for information on coordinating and contributing translations of this article.</p> </div> @@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ of this article.</p> There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. --> -<p>Copyright © 2002, 2007, 2019, 2020 Richard M. Stallman</p> +<p>Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2020, 2021 Richard Stallman</p> <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative @@ -332,10 +331,10 @@ Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p class="unprintable">Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2020/01/07 16:56:30 $ +$Date: 2021/09/05 09:34:35 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div> -</div> +</div><!-- for class="inner", starts in the banner include --> </body> </html> |