Re: [edu-eu] European Schoolnet and the Future Classroom Lab

[Federico Bruni]

Sorry for pushing and for double posting...
Can anyone point me to an European directive which encourages the use of 
Free Software in public institutions?

Thanks in advance

Il 04/12/2012 09:48, Federico Bruni ha scritto:
> Hi
>
> a friend of mine is involved in an european project which promotes the
> use of ICT in public schools:
>
> http://fcl.eun.org/living-schools-lab
> http://www.europeanschoolnet.org/
>
> This project is coordinated by several Ministries of Education, but it's
> also supported by some big ICT players, as you can see here:
> http://fcl.eun.org/participate
>
> My friend is concerned about the presence of these companies. It's quite
> likely that they are going to use the project to promote their products.
> As far as I can see, all these companies produce proprietary software or
> hardware.
>
> What can we do to guarantee the presence of Free Software projects and
> companies in this project? Is there any European directive which
> recommends the use of Free Software in such situations?
>
> I think that FSFE may take a stand and do some "lobbying" about this
> project. What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
> Federico