[ILUG] Software Patents Debate

[Brian Foster]

  | Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 10:49:27 +0100
  | From: kevin lyda <kevin+dated+1121075383.db92b6 at ie.suberic.net>
  | 
  | On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 06:54:04PM -0700, Justin Mason wrote:
  |  > 'The theme, or the background music, to [ the CII ] you
  |  > could see as part of, anti-globalisation, anti-Americanism,
  |  > anti-big business protests -- in lots of senses, anti-the
  |  > opening up of markets'
  | 
  | as a citizen of ireland and america i can easily outsource myself
  | to 2 out of 7 continents (and apparently australia's not that hard
  | either),  i'm curious what shallow sound-bite mr. mccreevy would
  ! explain my opinion that s/w patents should not be allowed.

 essentially ditto:  I am also a dual-national,
 each country on a different continent (see my
 CV (link below) if you to know details (and in
 the process, please note I'm looking for a new
 job!)), and have “outsourced” meself from the
 other continent to this one (Europe).  years ago,
 very voluntarily, and had nothing to do with any
 of “anti-” mentioned (real or imagined, sensible
 or absurd).   and I certainly do not approve of
 the USA's current software patent regime.

cheers!
	-blf-
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