2011/4/22 Simos Xenitellis <simos.li...@googlemail.com> > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:03 PM, M Henri Day <mhenri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2011/4/22 Simos Xenitellis <simos.li...@googlemail.com> > > > >> FFII and the AFUL (two free-software associations) have started a > >> crowd-sourcing effort > >> to provide information to the European Commission Competition agency > about > >> the lack of choice for the consumers when it comes to computers and > >> compulsory pre-installed Windows. > >> > >> Original press-releases: > >> > >> > http://press.ffii.org/Press%20releases/Share%20your%20operating%20system%20bundling%20tales%20with%20the%20EU > >> > >> > http://aful.org/communiques/share-your-operating-system-bundling-tales-with-the-eu > >> > >> Here is my take to simplify the message, > >> http://simos.info/blog/archives/1198 > >> > >> How is this relevant to LibreOffice? The source of the problem is the > >> bundling of Microsoft > >> Windows to the new computers. The manufacturers get discounts for the > >> licenses if they support > >> only Windows, if they promote only Windows on their websites and ads, > and > >> so on. > >> If this relationship weakens, we may see a chance for LibreOffice on > >> new computers, > >> or Linux computers that obviously have LibreOffice. > >> > >> tl;dr: Visit > http://ec.europa.eu/competition/forms/consumer_form_en.html > >> to report cases where you could not buy a computer without Windows, > >> while you had not need for Windows. > >> > >> Simos > >> > > > > «If this relationship weakens, we may see a chance for LibreOffice on new > > computers, or Linux computers that obviously have LibreOffice.» > > > > 'tis a consummation. Devoutly to be wished. But somehow I find it > difficult > > to envisage either Joaquín Almunia eller Alexander Italianer going that > > far.... > > > > I do not understand the comment. > > What we do is report to the EU the cases we know, where we were forced > to buy a computer > with pre-installed Windows, although we did not need Windows (either > we use Linux > or we already had a Windows license). > > It's up to the Competition agency of the European Commission to take > appropriate action. > That's their job. > Our job, and the initiative from the FFII and AFUL, is to report cases > to the EC Competition agency. > > Simos >
Just pointing out, Simos, that I don't share what seems to be your confidence in the ability - or for that matter, the intention - of the Competition Agency to do what we both agree is its job.... Henri -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
