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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rick Timmis wrote: > > Excellent point re checking with national lug group to see if this > situation is already being addressed and how they are going about it. > Does anyone have a contact route for looking into this ?? I'm not sure about LUG level, Lugmasters hasn't been overly involved. The AFFS are discussing it frequently www.affs.org.uk Key Linux people, have been active and vocal in their opposition to software patents. The folks over at www.ffii.org have put together a counter proposal, which addresses the fact that some Euro patent offices have exceeded their powers by issuing patents on software, by tightening the rules to make it clear that software only patents are out. Probably best to check out ffii.org, Ciaran O'Riordan is probably the best contact for keeping in touch with others. I think the counter proposal is quite clever, as it makes the question not "why are you opposed to software patents" but "why should we have them?". Simon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/CK1pGFXfHI9FVgYRAiVHAKCkr+fFWR44l1Pqkr81NC1fPN6Y1ACgkGrZ tw6n5EQF0Z7Uwq5OfwsHEAQ= =vaZy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.