Re: Bangemann Commission Document available from the Web

["P.Bryant" <]

In message Wed, 13 Jul 94 12:48:12 BST,
  Toerless Eckert <Toerless.Eckert@localhost  writes:
>
>> A very obvious aspect of the Bangemann report is that it at several
>> places and in emphasized typography claims that the development of the
>> European Information Highway should be a fully market driven effort
>> and that governmental subsidies should be avoided.  Rings some bells ?-!
>> Not being a politician I might completely have missinterpreted the fine
>> tunes of the report though :-).
>  
> What is a market anyway ? Is education, research, real-estate, housing,
> welfare, etc pp a market ? There are many opinions and many different
> ways to interpret such things and the EU usually has jet another
> interpretation.
>  
> Toerless
>  
> P.S.: GOVT SUX
BUT remember what happened when an EU initiative was not market driven.
Remember GOSSIP. I have a tender request in front of me from a Government
department which demands GOSIP compliance. They want some PCs on a LAN
connected to a data-base UNIX engine with access to JANET. All because of EU
legislation attempting to lead rather respond to the market. With IP the
project would be trivial. Otherwise where do I get GOSIP software for a PC?
I can just about get it for X.400 and X.29 but FTAM? You will also need a
gateway to Couloured book or IP to get into JANET. Paul.
Paul Bryant. Rutherford Lab, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, GB
Tel. +44 235 445 267  Fax. +44 235 446 626