Re: [Fsfe-uk] Draft PR on swpat directive

[Martin Keegan]

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Alex Hudson wrote:

> The fact is that there was a tabled amendment that was highly pro-free
> software, and it was rejected. Would the AFFS be wrong in not mentioning
> it?

Oh yes, it should be mentioned, and this can be done without passing
judgment on whether free software particularism in EC patent law would
help or harm free software in the long term.

> agree with the point you put forward. I also don't want to see AFFS fall
> into the "trap", if you will, of being seen to be part of the dark "Free
> Software Alliance" that McCarthy keeps referring to (in fact, we
> probably ought to mention something about that in the PR...).

Could you provide some references please?

Mk