[ILUG] Can any Irish SMEs come to the parliament to prevent SWPAT?

[Bernhard Rohrer]

James McCarthy wrote:
> so did anyone read the independant last night?
> article title "Irish company's lobbying for software patents"
> a group of company's spearheaded by MS and a sprinkle of smaller
company's went to brussels to lobby for swp.
> the article is totaly biased & one sided, it doesnt talk about any of
the dangers or even the benefits.
> it just says how small companys dont have the money for large legal
cases, & how patents will help this.
> how patents will protect innivation.
> and how it will clear up the current muddy legal situation.
>

if somebody was to type up a reply to that (Paul?) and send it in as a 
letter to the editor, I'll gladly sign it.

Bernhard