User:Marcpare

= Marc Paré = Contact: [mailto:marc@marcpare.com Email: Marc Paré]

Websites: 

https://www.LibreWaterloo.com -- Canadian LibreOffice Support Group https://www.parEntreprise.com -- parEntreprise Inc. Corporate Site https://www.EarlyMusicNews.org -- International Early Music News Magazine

Location:  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

I am Canadian and am part of the LibreWaterloo LibreOffice community support group. I am a retired French Language primary school teacher; I am also a piano tuner technician who specializes in 14th-20th century keyboard repairs/and period tunings; I also publish an online early music magazine. I have served on some committees at my school board of which software acquisition and testing committee for educational software.

I have been using OpenOffice and now LibreOffice from the very start of StarOffice.

My reasons for wanting to contribute are that I believe strongly in OSS software for ALL and especially those who are disadvantaged and unable to afford proprietary software. I believe in the quality of OSS and that QA is possible in a community driven model. Learning and fostering knowledge by technological means should not be dependent on one's financial wealth but on one's abilities. The OSS model provides users with this ability and proves undeniably that we are all equal. I am an OSS user and believe in LibreOffice.

I also believe that the quality and performance of OSS software can measure up and exceed those of propriety software. Community involvement in projects such as LibreOffice prove without any doubt of the power of cooperating partnerships and community driven determination.

I am most pleased to take part in contributing to this endeavour. Hi to everyone.

Marc Paré