From b6e687848bcad6337ac6f1da6f836ca71545f577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "max.mehl"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:26:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] polishing ilovefs pr
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-On 14th February many people show their love for their
-significant other. The Free Software Foundation Europe asks all Free
-Software users to also think about the dedicated hard-working people in the
-Free Software community and to show them their appreciation like last year.
+On 14th February, the Free Software Foundation Europe
+asks all Free Software users to think about the dedicated hard-working
+people in the Free Software community and to show them their appreciation like last year.
"Every day, we use Free Software and often take it for
granted. We write bug reports, tell others how they should improve their
software, or ask them for new features - and often we are not shy about
criticising. So, to let the people in Free Software receive a positive
feedback at least once a year, there is the 'I love Free Software day'."
-says Matthias Kirschner, who initiated the FSFE's #ilovefs campaign in 2009.
+says FSFE's vice president Matthias Kirschner, who initiated the #ilovefs campaign in 2010.
For the "I love Free Software Day" the
FSFE has several suggestions how to show your love creatively to the people
behind Free Software, including:
- - write an e-mail or letter to contributors expressing how much you like
- what they are doing
+ - Write an e-mail or letter to contributors expressing how much you like
+ what they are doing.
- - share your feelings about Free Software in social networks and
+
- Share your feelings about Free Software in social networks and
microblogs using #ilovefs
. Or write a blog post about your favourite Free Software application.
- - buy your favourite contributor a drink. Or buy someone else a drink
+
- Buy your favourite contributor a drink. Or buy someone else a drink
and while enjoying it, tell her/him about your favourite Free Software
- application
+ program.
- - give a contributor a hug (ask for permission first). You might wonder
+
- Give a contributor a hug (ask for permission first). You might wonder
how many Free Software developers live in your area!
- Help us collecting quotes for our
Free Software. Ask developers, artists, politicians, or other users to
send their quote to fellowship@fsfeurope.org.
- - take a picture of yourself showing your feelings for Free Software,
+
- Take a picture of yourself showing your feelings for Free Software,
and post them online.
- - Donate to FSFE or another Free Software
- initiative to express your gratitude. They depend on your contribution
- to continue their work. So check out your favourite organisation and make
- a donation. You can be sure they will love you back.
+ - Donate to
+ Free Software initiatives or to FSFE
+ to express your gratitude. They depend on your contribution to continue
+ their work. So check out your favourite organisation and make a donation.
+ You can be sure they will love you back.
- Finally you can help spread the love by sharing the campaign banners, by e-mail,
@@ -63,10 +62,13 @@ behind Free Software, including:
hashtag #ilovefs for this).
-"We are looking forward to see many messages of appreciation and
-gratitude for the people behind the Software we use every day", says XXX
-YYY. ", because they ease our everyday work by the tools they are providing
-for us. We should be thankful for that".
+"We are looking forward to see many messages of appreciation
+and gratitude for the people behind the software we use every day", says
+Matthias Kirschner. "Free Software gains its strenghts by the community and
+the ability to work together and join forces. We should not underestimate
+the power of a simple "thank you" for people who are easing our everyday
+work by the tools they are providing for us. So say thank you on 14th
+February!"