<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I've seen references to this and I would like to raise my objections. Perhaps we could discuss this at the next meeting? Sadly I have to return to Blighty on Friday, so I will be back for the next meeting. <br></span></div><div><span>I am well aware that Microsoft play dirty tricks, to crush fledgling companies, if it looks like they will threaten their monopoly. Further to this they have recently purchased some patents from AoL including SSL. I doesn't take much imagination to work out why Microsoft have made these purchases.<br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I have written to my MP about several issues, one of which included the 'Digital Economy Act', in it, amongst other things I stated that most MPs haven't got a clue when it comes to technical matters. He wrote back and said he agreed
with me and forwarded some information. No doubt he didn't like the Act anyway as it was brought in by Labour and he is a Tory.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Brian<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David Carpenter <david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bradford <bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 15:04<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Bradford] [Fwd: Fwd: [open-government] UK Open Standards: Proprietary Software Strikes Back (and this time is nasty)]<br> </font> </div> <br>You will probably be
interested!<br><br>Cheers<br>David<br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Javier Ruiz <<a ymailto="mailto:javier@openrightsgroup.org" href="mailto:javier@openrightsgroup.org">javier@openrightsgroup.org</a>><br>Date: 2012/4/17<br>Subject: [open-government] UK Open Standards: Proprietary Software<br>Strikes Back (and this time is nasty)<br>To: "<a ymailto="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org" href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org" href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a>><br>Cc: EU Open Data Working Group <<a ymailto="mailto:euopendata@lists.okfn.org" href="mailto:euopendata@lists.okfn.org">euopendata@lists.okfn.org</a>><br><br><br>PLEASE HELP DISTRIBUTE<br><br>Dear all<br><br>The UK is in the middle of a public consultation on the adoption of Open<br>Standards for public ICT,
including those involving Open Data. This<br>policy is also part of the Open Government Partnership commitments in<br>the UK National Action Plan.<br><br>There are grave concerns that government commitments to open standards<br>are in danger after extreme lobbying by proprietary software firms.<br>Insiders are telling us that this is an unprecedented dirty tricks<br>campaign to destroy the challenge to existing ICT lock-in frameworks.<br>They are sending around scaremongering stories about inflated costs and<br>the danger that government ICT will grind to a halt. <br><br>This lobbying has already led to the freezing of the initial policy and<br>forced a full consultation, which has seen a major mobilisation by large<br>commercial interests to pack the meetings and drive responses. A<br>reversal of this policy would be a serious blow to the credibility of<br>the current government openness policy.<br><br>Jeni Tennison has written an excellent
summary, showing why his is much<br>more than a battle for the desktop office as in DOC vs ODT.<br><br><a href="http://www.jenitennison.com/blog/node/169" target="_blank">http://www.jenitennison.com/blog/node/169</a><br><br>This organised campaigning of vested interests needs to be urgently<br>countered by the active<br><br>participation of the wider open community. <br><br><br>The deadline for submissions and participation is May 3rd, so there is<br>not much time.<br><br><br><br><br>The Open Standards consultation web site is at<br><a href="http://consultation.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/openstandards/" target="_blank">http://consultation.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/openstandards/</a>.<br><br><br><br><br>Details of how to respond can be as simple as an email – see<br><a href="http://consultation.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/openstandards/how-to-respond/" target="_blank">http://consultation.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/openstandards/how-to-respond/</a>,<br><br><br>-- <br>Javier
Ruiz<br><a ymailto="mailto:javier@openrightsgroup.org" href="mailto:javier@openrightsgroup.org">javier@openrightsgroup.org</a><br>+44(0)7877 911 412<br>@javierruiz<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>open-government mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org" href="mailto:open-government@lists.okfn.org">open-government@lists.okfn.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-government" target="_blank">http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-government</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>-- <br><br><br><br><br>------------------<br>skype: / twitter: stevieflow<br>web: stevieflow.net<br><br><br><br><br>-- <br>David Carpenter<br><br>nornir<br><br>E: <a ymailto="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk" href="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk">david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk</a><br>Skype: carpenter.david<br><br>Please save paper and only print this email if you have
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