Hello,
There was a news in a Finnish IT-magazine, that the EU is about to drop open source issues from the upcoming Digital Agenda for Europe.
Are you aware of this? (most likely, but I'm just checking the status)
News (in Finnish): http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/article390311.ece?s=r&wtm=tieto...
Original sources: http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2878&bl... http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/56095-nellies-kroes-agenda-politique-numer...
Hi Otto,
thanks for keeping a sharp lookout!
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:51:29PM +0300, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
There was a news in a Finnish IT-magazine, that the EU is about to drop open source issues from the upcoming Digital Agenda for Europe.
Are you aware of this? (most likely, but I'm just checking the status)
yes, we are.
This ties in with the current conflict about the revision of the European Interoperability Framework.
We're working both publicly
http://opensource.com/government/10/3/document-freedom-day-passion-and-polit...
and privately, by contacting key people in the EC to highlight the importance of Open Standards.
We're also coordinating with various friends and allies in Brussels.
The fact that Document Freedom Day took place today was quite helpful in building more pressure.
Best regards, Karsten