Dutch GOUD tender needs work

Ciaran O'Riordan ciaran at fsfe.org
Fri Jul 4 15:00:13 CEST 2008


Thanks for the 3 responses I've gotten privately.

Mailing the list is a much better way to inform people who might be able to
work on this, but if you need to be anonymous then private mail is fine (and
I'll forward the information to the list).


Here's a list (possibly incomplete) of the tender documents:
http://www.minfin.nl/nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten,2008/02/GOUD-stukken-naar-Tweede-Kamer.html

Analysis of the letter sent to parlaiment by Finance Minister Bos
who is responsable for the tender:
http://www.gendo.nl/GOUD_reactie_op_brief_aan_Tweedekamer

Here is an article by Brenno de Winter from January 30th which led to
questions in the Dutch parliament:
http://webwereld.nl/articles/49636/aanbesteding-overheidsdesktop-trekt-microsoft-voor.html

Previous questions were answered by the Minister for finance:
http://webwereld.nl/articles/50033/heemskerk
(This February 25th article seems to have ended a lot of the discussion
that was happending before.)

Two related blog posts with information:
http://www.kmphs.com/ak/2008/06/linuxtag-presen.html
http://www.kmphs.com/ak/2008/03/goldmember-desk.html


Possible actions:
Write to Benno de Winter?  Ask him for advice?  Wait for another mistake so
that we can exploit it in the media?


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