[CLUG] Re-education of the politicians

[justin flavin]

Thanks for elaborating - explains it well.
Wiki stuff is fine - i was unsure myself on how to name the document.


On 7/6/05, adam beecher <lists at beecher.net> wrote:
> > Could you elaborate?  I don't quite understand - Ruairi post
> > suggested that the software patent issue has been thrown out
> > of the EU parliament, and thus is a victory for FOSS advocates.
> >
> The /bill/ has been thrown out, but part of the point of the bill was to
> create a clear position on software and process patents in Europe, because
> the current position is murky at best. Software and process patents aren't
> outlawed at present, in fact many patents that have been registered describe
> software or processes; they just haven't been litigated, because thus far it
> hasn't been worth the money or the hassle. The tossing aside of the bill
> could (and has, and will continue to) be considered a win for FOSS
> advocates, and I have no major argument with that, however I'd consider a
> /real/ win to be legislation that outlaws software and process patents
> altogether.
> 
> I hope you don't mind, I've move the page you created to "FOSS Advocacy",
> since it's not just about politicians, it's also about business leaders (and
> the organisations that represent them in particular), tackling lobbyists,
> and tackling politicians themselves that are serving the interests of their
> donators rather than listening to their constituents or bettors (on this
> subject). It now appears on the front page.
> 
> adam
> 
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