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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by umanwizard on Thursday April 24, 2025 @09:08AM (#43782268)
No, letter is used throughout North America and in parts of South America.
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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by jillyboel on Thursday April 24, 2025 @09:12AM (#43782304)
Yeah, just you weirdos: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/19dswr4/standards_...
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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by rafram on Thursday April 24, 2025 @09:18AM (#43782368)
It really isn’t such a big deal. Switching to A4 would mean replacing every single binder, folio, cover, and clip in the country, and for what? A slightly taller sheet of paper? US printers can already print A4 if necessary without any issue.
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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by pasc1878 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:05PM (#43784366)
I think the UK has done that - I have foolscap and letter folder from the 70s. And no we did not replace every binder, folio etc.

We just bought new ones when needed.

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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by jillyboel on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:09PM (#43784399)
"Switching" to A4 won't force you to reprint every document you've ever printed in the past. It will require you to acknowledge that America does not, in fact, know best. And as recent developments have shown this is apparently an impossible ask.
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Re:I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) by rafram on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:23PM (#43784558)
This is just obnoxious. If you really do live in a much, much better country, then why don’t you get offline and enjoy it instead of spending your time trying to convince Americans that theirs is so much worse?
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