http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/06/27/open-source-advocacy-from-hecklers-to-lobbyists-part-ii/ “equally critical of proprietary and open source myths, advocating software choice beyond marketing and romanticism” Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/06/27/open-source-advocacy-from-hecklers-to-lobbyists-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-52178 ][ stefano maffulli » Free digital Europe needs good lobbyists Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:03:16 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/06/27/open-source-advocacy-from-hecklers-to-lobbyists-part-ii/#comment-52178 [...] Free digital Europe needs good lobbyists The questions Roberto poses to lobbyist Florian Mueller gave me to think about the current file format war and the role of medium/large European companies. It impresses me how many of them still have no idea of what mess the specification of OOXML are, how bad it will be for them on the market to have it approved by ISO. I'm glad that it's Roberto saying the following: I invite medium to large IT European companies to think about it, and invest money to lobby. Now. I hope they listen. [...] [...] Free digital Europe needs good lobbyists The questions Roberto poses to lobbyist Florian Mueller gave me to think about the current file format war and the role of medium/large European companies. It impresses me how many of them still have no idea of what mess the specification of OOXML are, how bad it will be for them on the market to have it approved by ISO. I’m glad that it’s Roberto saying the following: I invite medium to large IT European companies to think about it, and invest money to lobby. Now. I hope they listen. [...]

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