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I'd like to make a request. It is much, much easier to report on these things quickly if there is a 
URL in the press release that points to the news.  

Is it possible in future to include such a URL in the news item please? Given you are using 
WordPress to publish the news, it's easy to know the URL in advance and it will make it far easier 
to tweet, report and generally talk about if it's there at the bottom of the release, as:

News story: 
http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/06/15/first-tdf-advisory-board-members-demonstrate-wide-corporate-support-for-libreoffice/

Thanks!

S.


On 15 Jun 2011, at 10:00, Florian Effenberger wrote:

First TDF Advisory Board members demonstrate wide corporate support for LibreOffice

Strong backing for a truly free and vendor-neutral office suite
The Document Foundation provides solid grounds to build upon

The Document Foundation today announced the first members of its Advisory Board: Google, SUSE, 
Red Hat, Freies Office Deutschland e.V., Software in the Public Interest, and the Free Software 
Foundation. The new appointees will serve for an initial term of one year.

The body represents The Document Foundation's sponsors, with each sponsor having the right to one 
representative. They will provide the future Board of Directors with advice, guidance and 
proposals, and will consult regularly on the further development of the Foundation and its 
associated projects.

"We're very proud, and warmly welcome the first members of the Advisory Board. Its composition 
shows that LibreOffice is a vendor-neutral, truly-free office suite, and confirms that The 
Document Foundation has created a solid base to build upon, for the community, for corporations 
and enterprises, and for adopters and end-users," said Florian Effenberger on behalf of The 
Document Foundation's Steering Committee. "With LibreOffice being downloaded from all over the 
world, with the community growing quickly, and with organizations and corporations showing strong 
support, The Document Foundation has succeeded in creating a safe, stable and secure base to 
ensure the future of free office suites," he added.

Thomas Krumbein, Chairman of the German non-profit organization Freies Office Deutschland e.V., 
commented, "Freies Office Deutschland e.V. has been in existence since 2004. We have been closely 
cooperating with end-users, organizations and businesses in Germany and, over the last two years, 
have organized a dedicated congress for business and administration. The founding of The Document 
Foundation has been very well received, especially by those looking for safety and stability. We 
are honored to serve on the Advisory Board and to help shape what we believe is the ideal home 
for a truly-free office suite."

Holger Dyroff, Vice President Business Development for SUSE, stated, "SUSE recognises the value 
of community governance and is very pleased to help fund as well as provide advice to The 
Document Foundation. I look forward to representing SUSE on the inaugural Advisory Board. This 
will assure that our customers and users views and priorities are represented to the leadership 
of The Document Foundation."

"The Document Foundation shares the objectives of openness, transparency, interoperability and 
user choice that are reflected in Red Hat's core values," said Brian Stevens, CTO and vice 
president, Worldwide Engineering, Red Hat. "We are pleased to participate on the Advisory Board 
and to highlight the importance of continued community contributions and potential benefits from 
the availability of a free office suite."

Jeremy Allison, co-founder of Samba and member of Google's Open Source Programs Office, added, 
"The creation of The Document Foundation's Advisory board is a great step forward for the 
organization. Google is pleased to be a supporter of The Document Foundation, and to provide 
funding and advice to advance their work."

Bdale Garbee, President of Software in the Public Interest added, "Software in the Public 
Interest is pleased to have The Document Foundation's LibreOffice as an associated project. TDF 
and LibreOffice match well with our mission, and we are pleased to be able to provide funding 
services and contribute advice for TDF's future."

John Sullivan, Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation, concluded, "The Free Software 
Foundation is pleased to offer its advise to The Document Foundation. We applaud TDF's 
demonstrated commitment to user freedom, and will do our best to help it achieve its free 
software goals going forward."


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