Re: [Bug-gnubg] software patents

[Renzo Campagna]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Segrave" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>; "?ystein Johansen" <address@hidden>; "Joern
Thyssen" <address@hidden>; "Joseph Heled" <address@hidden>; "Jonathan
Kinsey" <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] software patents


> On Sun 19 Dec 2004 (19:40 +0100), Achim Mueller wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I need your support for a very urgent issue concerning the new EU
> > directive. The agreement is scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednsday.
> >
> > Please read this page: http://demo.ffii.org/ , and if you agree with
> > the positions mentioned there, please sign the open letter.
> >
> > I also ask you whether or not we should put a banner on our webpage
> > regarding this case. I don't like to do this without the agreement
> > of at least 4 or 5 programmers of GNU Backgammon. Thanks in advance.
>
> I'd be happy if it's on the gnubg page, as the issue of software
> patents is a potential disaster for the computing world and puts the
> development of open-source software at risk from abuse by coporate
> interests attempting to maintain or create monopoly positions.

Hi all,
I want to suggest to read this site, and eventually sign if you agree
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com

Read the appeal to EU Council by Linus Torvalds, Michael Widenius, Rasmus
Lerdorf (linux, mysql, php) included in the site.

Best regards
Renzo