[CompSoc-News] Fwd: [CompSoc][Project IDA][Limerick]

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This seems to be genuine enough. I've checked out the following websites
which look to me to be in line with what's in this email, so I decided
I'd send it on for everyone in case anyone is interested.

Websites I checked:

http://www.libre-entreprise.com/
http://www.codelutin.com/

- ----- Forwarded message from Erick Lefrère <lefrere at codelutin.com> -----

> To: compsoc at skynet.csn.ul.ie
> From: Erick Lefrère <lefrere at codelutin.com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:57:46 +0200
> Subject: [CompSoc][Project IDA][Limerick]
> 
> Hello Diarmuid, Hi Limerick !
> 
> I'm working for Code Lutin, a company member of Libre-entreprise.
> Libre-entreprise is a network of companies and freelance workers which
> may be defined as an effort to apply the Free software model to
> business.
> Libre-entreprise is committed to a few simple rules :
> 
> - Full control (companies must be owned by their employees)
> - Democracy : 1 person = 1 vote
> - Information sharing, and maximum transparency
> 
> As a network, we're about to answer to an invitation to tender from the
> European Union : "Encouraging the Good Practice in the use of Open
> Source Software in Public Administrations".
> The tenderers must have several correspondents or corresponding
> organisations among Europe including your country. These
> correspondents must be capable of providing information on the issues
> related to the use of free software by public administrations in their
> country.
> 
> Above the fact that correspondents will be paid for their duty
> they will get high satisfaction to have done something really useful
> for the Free Software community.
> 
> I would like to add the name of your organisation, or even better, the
> name of some of your members, to our correspondents list.
> 
> The criterias allowing  a tenderer to answer the invitation to tender
> are difficult to fullfill for a Free Software company alone, especially 
> when it comes to having correspondents all around Europe, that's why we 
> need your help now and later. Our goal is to present the EU a tender 
> supported by the Free
> 
> Software community to avoid what happened with a similar invitation to
> tender two years ago : The huge american company Unisys won it, although 
> they're not involved in the Free Software movement at all. Some could 
> say it was as if Microsoft had been leading the strategy of the EU in 
> the use of Free Software. I let you imagine the result...
> 
> We have not much time to answer to this tender but I think we have an 
> opportunity here that won't turn up twice ! I am looking forward to hear 
> from you very soon !
> 
> Bye !
> 
> Erick Lefrère
> Libre-Entreprise
> 
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Chat ya later,

John.
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