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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Jochen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It’s a pity. Someone else could step in maybe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jaap<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> DENKINGER Joachim [mailto:joachim.denkinger@europarl.europa.eu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 23, 2014 4:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> VERRAES Jacques (RTD); parl-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> DENKINGER Joachim (EP); gijs@hillenius.com; dr@jones.dk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: meeting with EC's DG DIGIT on FLOSS - Wednesday 25 June at 10:00 hrs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Jaap, dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I am really sorry but due to time constraints it is not possible to attend the meeting on Wednesday (it is again a very busy week...).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sorry and thank you for your understanding,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jochen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Joachim Denkinger</span></i></b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><br>
Deputy Secretary General</span><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Green/EFA Group - European Parliament<br>
rue Wiertz   PHS 2 C 3, <u>B-1047 Brussels</u> / Bruxelles<br>
Tel.    0032-2-28-43095; mobile +32-477 638 656<br>
<u>Strasbourg</u>: 0033-3-88 1-74865,  room: To4/69</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.greens-efa.org/"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.greens-efa.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:Jacques.Verraes@ec.europa.eu">Jacques.Verraes@ec.europa.eu</a> [<a href="mailto:Jacques.Verraes@ec.europa.eu">mailto:Jacques.Verraes@ec.europa.eu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 20 June 2014 17:09<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:parl-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org">parl-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> DENKINGER Joachim; <a href="mailto:gijs@hillenius.com">gijs@hillenius.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:dr@jones.dk">dr@jones.dk</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: meeting with EC's DG DIGIT on FLOSS - Wednesday 25 June at 10:00 hrs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As a complement to my previous message: the meeting of
<u>Wednesday</u> 25/6 will take place at the premises of DG Digit at the Rue Belliard 28 (B-28). For those who would want to attend, I propose to meeting at 9:45 at the lobby of B-28.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jaap</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">_____________________________________________<br>
<b>From:</b> VERRAES Jacques (RTD) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 20, 2014 4:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'parl-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> DENKINGER Joachim (EP); Gijs Hillenius (<a href="mailto:gijs@hillenius.com">gijs@hillenius.com</a>); Jonas Smedegaard (<a href="mailto:dr@jones.dk">dr@jones.dk</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> meeting with EC's DG DIGIT on FLOSS - Tuesday 25 June at 10:00 hrs</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Further to the document that I wrote on the use of FLOSS and Debian in the European Commission with the help from
<a href="mailto:parl-user@lists.alioth.debian.org">parl-user@lists.alioth.debian.org</a> and Erik, Jonas and Gijs in particular, I want to inform you that I have been invited by DG to discuss the document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The meeting is for next week, Tuesday 25/6 at 10:00 at the premises of DG DIGIT. DG DIGIT is in the process of revising the OSS Strategy of the
 Commission, and stated that it is interested in further discussing the points raised in the document we submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">DG DIGIT accepts that I bring company with me, to discuss the virtues of introducing further Debian/FLOSS in the EC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Although the writing of the document helped me to learn more about EC use of FLOSS, and that I liked the collaborative mood for the proof-reading,
 I really would like to be accompanied by those who are well-positioned to ensure that Commission is talking to a proper representative from the Greens/EFA with regards to the EP Debian pilot project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I know that Jonas is not able to attend next week, but would it be possible for Joachim and Gijs to attend? Other suggestions welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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