Re: [tdf-discuss] European Commitee enter talks with MS licences, Please make your action today against it.

Charles,

I was asking the European members personally! to take something against it.
We here in Hungary spent the last 5 years with lobbying for only to let the FLOSS into the public 
sector. Earlier it was not possible. We had some positive results 'cause we could refer the EU 
policies.
But if the EC don't give ...t what can I say?
I tell you, nothing!
And really all the national governments will be more than happy to find an excuse not to do 
anything for interoperability, for standardization and for freedom.


If we?, you? (TDF) have the will and members stand behind this case than we have a chance.

Yes we must act an intelligent way but first of all we must act.

Laszlo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles-H. Schulz" <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>
To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 11:16:58 AM
Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] European Commitee enter talks with MS licences,      Please make your 
action today against it.

Hello Laszlo,


Le Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:42:10 +0200 (CEST),
Kürti László <kurti.laszlo@openskm.com> a écrit :

> Hi All,
>
> Sorry for this off topic but this is serious
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9215419/EC_enters_talks_with_Microsoft_for_new_licenses?taxonomyName=IT+in+Government&taxonomyId=13
>
> If this come true than we (LibreOffice an other FLOSS products) will
> be down and out, buried by dust for ever, governments do not need
> better excuse than this.
>
> Please make your action today:
> blog about, send a mail to your member of EP, tell the local media


I would not be as pessimistic as you are, the EC is unfortunately a
MS shop, but there is certainly ground to protest; I'd suggest you use
other, more focused initiatives than this list to take action:
http://interopwikiproject.com/public-procurement:ec-pushes-ahead-with-windows-7-migration

Best,
Charles.

> Thx
> Laszlo
>
> --
> Kürti László
> Open SKM Agency Kft.
> 1024 Budapest Kút u. 5
> www.openskm.com
> kurti.laszlo@openskm.com
> (+36-1)-788-6556


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