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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo]  Open Source in Government Conference in Paris,
From:       Andreas Pour <pour () mieterra ! com>
Date:       2003-05-08 9:20:55
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Philippe Fremy wrote:
> 
> > I think it's important to gauge your audience.  There are things that I
> > would say giving a talk to a public sector audience in Europe that I
> > wouldn't use in the US.
> 
> Indeed. There are also some arguments to which governements will be
> sensitive. For example, to get into a public market, one company has to
> follow a strict policy of publishing its requirement, make a call for
> offer, evaluate each candidates and then decide.
> 
> One goal is to guarantee free concurrence. The independance toward the US is
> today another good argument. The labor is one another. I am sure we can
> find more sensitive governement centric arguments.

Hi,

You might consider some of the arguments I made in my OFB.biz interview, some of
which (like the national security-based arguments) have gained quite some
significance since the Atlantic / English Channel rift. See
http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=158 .

Ciao,

Dre
 
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