Request For Information: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (fwd)

[Derek Neighbors]

FWIW here is town of Gilbert's response, this was returned in less than 5 
minutes.  I strongly urge anyone in Gilbert send similar requests and get 
the council's ears perked.

-Derek

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 16:07:39 -0700 
From: George Pettit <georgep@ci.gilbert.az.us>
To: "'derek@gnue.org'" <derek@gnue.org>
Cc: Shawn Woolley <shawnw@ci.gilbert.az.us>
Subject: RE: Request For Information: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

Dear Mr. Neighbors:

I have forwarded your request regarding the Enterprise Agreement to Shawn
Woolley our Technology Services Director.  If the Agreement is signed, it is
a public record, and therefore available to you.

The budget will be heard at a public hearing on June 25, 2002 at 6:30 pm in
the Council Chambers, 1025 S Gilbert Road as part of the Agenda that evening

George Pettit
Manager

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Neighbors [mailto:derek@gnue.org]
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 4:02 PM
To: mayor@ci.gilbert.az.us; lesp@ci.gilbert.az.us;
davec@ci.gilbert.az.us; larrym@ci.gilbert.az.us; davep@ci.gilbert.az.us;
dons@ci.gilbert.az.us; steveu@ci.gilbert.az.us; georgep@ci.gilbert.az.us
Subject: Request For Information: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement


As a town of Gilbert citizen, taxpayer and technologist, I would like to 
gather more information about the technology of Gilbert.  As is a suprise 
to no one the convicted monopolist from Redmond, Microsoft, has laid an 
edict that all Enterprise customers either sign long term agreements to 
renew software licenses or suffer undue penalties.

I am under the assumption that the current operating system platform of 
choice for Gilbert is from Microsoft.  I would like to know whether a 
provision has been made in the upcoming years fiscal budget to subsidize 
the procurement of such an 'Enterprise Agreement'.  If so can I have the 
details as to what is included in the license (preferably a copy of the 
agreement) and the cost.

Also, can you tell me the date that the budget will be adopted and when 
citizens can speak on it?

Thank you,

Derek Neighbors