Council does not want to provide its contract with Microsoft, destroys study on Open Source http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090/council-does-not-want-to-provide-its-contract-with-microsoft Posts in the discussion thread "Council does not want to provide its contract with Microsoft, destroys study on Open Source" - Marco Cappato MEP asked the Council to provide him the contract concluded by the Council and Microsoft, and the Study on the Open Source realized by the interinstitutional committee on informatics in 2005. The Council refused to supply these documents. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:41:42 +0000 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090#post-306570 Re: Council does not want to provide its contract with Microsoft, destroys study on Open Source http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090/council-does-not-want-to-provide-its-contract-with-microsoft#post-306570 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:45:52 +0000 zoobab 2946 Now on Slashdot:

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]]> http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090#post-305865 Re: Council does not want to provide its contract with Microsoft, destroys study on Open Source http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090/council-does-not-want-to-provide-its-contract-with-microsoft#post-305865 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:05:40 +0000 arebenti 36024 Very unprofessional for the Council. Obviously it was answered by persons unfamiliar with the document access rules which the Council secretariat tends to answer very professionally and furthermore without any regard to the matter that the MEP is a specialist on access to documents and a key person in the drafting process. An information request via 1049/2001 would have been better for the MEP. The Council should consider that 1049/2001 does only provide for disclosure under exceptional circumstances. Certainly it leaves a bad impression about the Council presidency that takes certain responsibilties for the conduct.

]]> http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090#post-302569 Council does not want to provide its contract with Microsoft, destroys study on Open Source http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-103090/council-does-not-want-to-provide-its-contract-with-microsoft#post-302569 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:41:03 +0000 zoobab 2946 Marco Cappato, italian MEP and member of Liberals in the European Parliament, has asked for a copy of the supplying contract between Microsoft and the Council, here is the answer:

Open standards: the European Council refused to supply the contracts concluded with Microsoft
7 Novembre, 2008 - 10:29

Marco Cappato MEP asked the Council to provide him the contract concluded by the Council and Microsoft, and the Study on the Open Source realized by the interinstitutional committee on informatics in 2005. The Council refused to supply these documents. As the Council quoted these documents in an answer given to Cappato's written question on the adoption of open source facilities as support to the institution's work, Cappato claimed for these records.

The Council negative answer was motivated saying that "because these contracts establish specific terms and conditions for the European institutions, the divulgation of those information could jeopardize the protection of commercial interest of Microsoft. Acknowledging that the divulgations of the records are not backed by a clear public interest, the Secretariat general concludes that the protection of Microsoft's commercial interests, being one of the commercial partners of the European institutions, prevails on the divulgation for the public interest".

Regarding the Study made in 2005 the Council "has not keep any copy of the Study. The Secretariat general suggests to ask a copy to the interistututional committee on informatics' archives".

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