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Subject: EU software patents: please express gratitude to Poland
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:02:24 +0100
From: Florian Mueller <florian.mueller(a)nosoftwarepatents.com>
To: <info-gnu(a)gnu.org>
Please take a minute to visit http://thankpoland.info and express your
gratitude to the Polish government for its courageous last-minute
intervention in the Council of the European Union against software patents
on Tuesday (21 Dec).
Poland prevented, at least for the time being, the adoption of a legislative
proposal that would legalize software patents in the EU. The respective
text looks like it forbids software patents while it actually codifies
almost all of the excuses with which the European patent systems (European
Patent Office and national patent offices) have been granting software
patents for a number of years, contrary to the European Patent Convention.
The EU Council could not have turned that proposal into an effective law
right away. The Council's "Common Position" would have to go back to the
European Parliament for a second reading, in which the majority requirements
to make any amendment are however very high.
What the Polish government did was very unusual in EU politics. The EU
Council has a two-tiered approach to decision-making, and in the entire
history of the EU there has been no more than one case so far in which a
political agreement (which was reached on software patents on 18 May 2004)
was not turned into a formal decision later. So Poland accepted to pay a
diplomatic price for potentially preserving the freedom of software
developers. No other country was prepared to do so.
Please also participate in the "Thank you, Poland" campaign if you are not
an EU citizen. The EU's legislative process on software patents will have a
major impact on what will happen with patent legislations worldwide. If all
of the first world is under a US-style software patent regime, emerging
markets will follow. This is the chance to rein in the patent system by
democratic means, which would also increase the chances of a future patent
reform in the US.
Florian
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Florian Mueller
Campaign Manager, www.NoSoftwarePatents.com
florian.mueller(a)nosoftwarepatents.com
phone +49-8151-651850
(thankpoland.info is independent from NoSoftwarePatents.com)
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Hallo Liste,
ersteinmal allen ein frohes Fest :-)
So und nun zu meinem Problem: Ich suche eine Wireless PCI Karte die
(jedenfalls sollte sie das) problemlos unter Linux läuft. Ich möchte sie
in meinem etwas älteren Router (PIII) einbauen, damit ich über eine
Ad-Hoc Verbindung mit meinem Laptop in der ganzen Wohnung surfen kann! :-)
Kann mir jemand von euch eine Karte empfehlen??! Das wäre super, Danke!!
grüße
Martin
Per ringraziare il governo polacco, che ha impedito la votazione sulla
brevettabilitá del software, si puó sottoscrivere al seguente link:
http://thankpoland.info/de.html
Buon Natale a tutti !
Paolo V.
--
paolo__gea (aet) katamail (dot) com
Linux User # 374412
Habe Ärger mit Knoppix Spiele:
Habe die erste Version runtergeladen (....10 Stunden!), auf eine CD gebrannt und dann gedacht
dass diese bootfähig ist (sagt man so?). Geht aber nicht. Soll ein Weihnachtsgeschenk sein.
Brauche Hilfe. Dringend!
Danke, Reinhard
Bitte an beide Adressen antworten ! s.o.
Hallo Liste!
Peter Pohl, auch er stolzer Besitzer eines Motorola GNU/Linux Handies,
hat mir folgendes Dokument gemeldet.
Motorola A768i and GNU/Linux:
http://tux.medhas.org/static/a768i.html
Es beschreibt die Interoperabilität zwischen dem A768i und GNU/Linux. Da
dieses Gerät mit dem A760 verwandt ist, habe ich es in die entsprechende
WiKi Seite aufgenommen:
http://member.lugbz.org/wiki/Motorola-A760
Happy hacking!
Patrick
Vi inoltro la seguente mail.
Paolo.
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From: UNILEX(a)LIST.CINECA.IT [mailto:UNILEX@LIST.CINECA.IT] On Behalf
Of Michele Marchesi
Sent: lunedì 20 dicembre 2004 8.51
To: UNILEX(a)LIST.CINECA.IT
Subject: brevettabilita' del software
Cari amici,
ho appena mandato al Ministro Alemanno
(ministro.staff(a)politicheagricole.it)
la lettera acclusa, perche' domani i ministri dell'agricoltura europei
(!) dovrebbero votare sulla brevettabilita' del software, una norma
capestro che metterebbe seriamente a rischio i piccoli produttori e le
comunita' open source.
Invito chi e' d'accordo a inviare lettere simili al Ministro, e a
registrarsi sul sito http://demo.ffii.org/support.php
Saluti
Michele Marchesi
Ill.mo Sig. Ministro,
domani i Ministri dell'Agricoltura dell'U.E. dovrebbero votare sulla
direttiva circa i brevetti del software, con un voto di tipo A, senza
discussione, anche se non c'e' piu' una maggioranza qualificata di paesi
membri in favore.
Il testo in votazione prevede una brevettabilita' del software senza
limiti pratici, con varie difese contro eventuali tentativi di
limitazione. Se questo testo sara' approvato, sara' molto difficile
ottenere una direttiva ragionevole in un secondo tempo.
Il software e' gia' protetto dal diritto d'autore, e la sua
brevettazione e' utile solo alle grandi corporazioni che vogliono
perpetuare il proprio monopolio, e che hanno i mezzi per minacciare e
sostenere cause verso le piccole software house e le comunita' di
sviluppo "open source". Nel caso del software, la brevettabilita' NON e'
uno strumento di diffusione delle conoscenze, ma di blocco della
creativita' e di perpetuazione dei monopoli.
Come professore di Ingegneria del Software all'Universita' di
Caglari, sono particolamente preoccupato della situazione che si sta
venendo a creare, e Le chiedo di considerare bene il significato del voto.
Maggiori informazioni si possono trovare su
http://demo.ffii.org/letter.html
Ringrazio anticipatamente per l'attenzione, e invio i miei piu'
distinti saluti
Michele Marchesi
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