Sorry for the off-topic subject, but I think it is important enough to justify the mail: is anyone in the FOSS4G community active in the current European discussions on data specifications in the context of the INSPIRE directive [1, 2] ? This, plus the current public consultation on public sector information [3] could be quite decisive for future data access in Europe.
Moritz
[1] http://inspire-forum.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pg/groups/1747/inspire-data-specifications-special-interest-group/
[2] http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/2
[3] http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/psi/index_en.htm