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+## Windows 7 Sins: Free Software Foundation asks non-profits, charities and 
NGOs to adopt free software and dump Microsoft in the trash
+
+BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Monday, September 28th, 2009 -- The Free
+Software Foundation (FSF) today launched the next stage of its
+"Windows 7 Sins" campaign at <http://windows7sins.org>, making the
+case against Microsoft and proprietary software by writing to hundreds
+of charities, non-profit organizations and NGOs, asking them to make
+the switch to free software.
+
+The letter warns "Windows 7 decision makers" about the "lack of
+privacy, freedom, and security" they will suffer should they adopt
+Windows 7, and makes the case that they should instead adopt free
+software by outlining seven major areas where proprietary software,
+such as Microsoft Windows is hurting non-profit groups: invading
+privacy, poisoning education, locking users in, abusing standards,
+leveraging monopolistic behavior, enforcing Digital Restrictions
+Management (DRM), and threatening user security.
+
+FSF executive director Peter Brown said, "Free software is about
+freedom, not price. Today, we're asking non-profit organizations to
+switch to free software, and use software which respects the freedom
+of its users, and drop the unethical proprietary software from
+companies like Microsoft, Apple and Adobe. Many people are frustrated
+by the organizations they support, chooses to use and often accept
+gifts from a software industry that works against the freedom of
+citizens."
+
+Free software such as the GNU/Linux operating system and the office
+productivity suite, OpenOffice.org, are both readily available and
+easy-to-use. 
+
+FSF campaigns manager Matt Lee added, "Charities, NGOs, and other
+non-profit organizations that choose proprietary software are
+undertaking bad public policy, often through ignorance or misplaced
+values. We hope to alert these decision makers to the positive
+contribution they can make to society by switching their organizations
+to free software. I hope these groups will make a public decision to
+show their committment to freedom and join a growing list of people
+who understand that sinking money and time into proprietary software
+is inconsistent with the core values of freedom toward humanity."
+
+More information about the campaign, including the text of the letter
+and a mailing list that will provide subscribers with information
+updates and action alerts, is online at <http://en.windows7sins.org>.
+
+### About the Free Software Foundation
+
+The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
+promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
+redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
+use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
+system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
+software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
+political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
+located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information
+about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
+<http://donate.fsf.org>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
+
+### About Free Software and Open Source
+
+The free software movement's goal is freedom for computer users. Some,
+especially corporations, advocate a different viewpoint, known as
+"open source," which cites only practical goals such as making
+software powerful and reliable, focuses on development models, and
+avoids discussion of ethics and freedom. These two viewpoints are
+different at the deepest level. For more explanation, see
+<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>.
+
+### Media Contacts
+
+Matt Lee  
+Campaigns Manager  
+Free Software Foundation  
++1 (617) 542 5942 x24  
+<address@hidden>
+
+Peter Brown  
+Executive Director  
+Free Software Foundation  
++1 (617) 542 5942  
+<address@hidden>
+
+###