Posted by: Variola Cola
on February 17, 2004 09:50 PM
In other words coporate lobbying plain and simple is the problem.
"We are deeply concerned that the current versions of the documents do not recognize the leadership of the private sector in the information society."
Quotes like that show just how far out in left field they've wandered. The private sector does move when motivated enough, but it has consistently trailed the cutting edge by 15 to 20 years. I'm not sure the way out of the mess that is being made. Perhaps, pointing out initiatives like <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2005/all_about/action_plan/text_en.htm" TITLE="eu.int">eEurope 2005</a eu.int>, which all but prohibits by name M$ cruft. Likewise, there are <A HREF="http://www3.europarl.eu.int/omk/omnsapir.so/pv2?PRG=DOCPV&APP=PV2&LANGUE=EN&SDOCTA=21&TXTLST=1&POS=1&Type_Doc=RESOL&TPV=DEF&DATE=050901&PrgPrev=TYPEF@A5%7CPRG@QUERY%7CAPP@PV2%7CFILE@BIBLIO01%7CNUMERO@264%7CYEAR@01%7CPLAGE@1&TYPEF=A5&NUMB=1&DATEF=010905" TITLE="eu.int">other resolutions</a eu.int> which explicitly point out F/OSS as a prerequisite to national sovereignity / security. (See esp. conclusions 29 - 31)
Just as it is a problem in other sectors, corporate lobbying is a speed bump on the Information Super Highway. With time and effort speed bumps can be dealt with.
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Posted by: Variola Cola on February 17, 2004 09:50 PMQuotes like that show just how far out in left field they've wandered. The private sector does move when motivated enough, but it has consistently trailed the cutting edge by 15 to 20 years. I'm not sure the way out of the mess that is being made. Perhaps, pointing out initiatives like <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2005/all_about/action_plan/text_en.htm" TITLE="eu.int">eEurope 2005</a eu.int>, which all but prohibits by name M$ cruft. Likewise, there are <A HREF="http://www3.europarl.eu.int/omk/omnsapir.so/pv2?PRG=DOCPV&APP=PV2&LANGUE=EN&SDOCTA=21&TXTLST=1&POS=1&Type_Doc=RESOL&TPV=DEF&DATE=050901&PrgPrev=TYPEF@A5%7CPRG@QUERY%7CAPP@PV2%7CFILE@BIBLIO01%7CNUMERO@264%7CYEAR@01%7CPLAGE@1&TYPEF=A5&NUMB=1&DATEF=010905" TITLE="eu.int">other resolutions</a eu.int> which explicitly point out F/OSS as a prerequisite to national sovereignity / security. (See esp. conclusions 29 - 31)
Just as it is a problem in other sectors, corporate lobbying is a speed bump on the Information Super Highway. With time and effort speed bumps can be dealt with.
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