SOFTWARE PATENTS: AN INDUSTRY AT RISK
Petition for a Software Patent Free Europe:
http://petition.eurolinux.org/
Взято с сайта
mplayer
The European commission has just passed its directive on software patents,
violating democratic rules and procedures to the sole benefit of big non-European corporation and Ireland and to the detriment of small and medium sized businesses (which comprise 99% of the European software industry) and free software.
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Wish us luck, we will need it.
Интересно, насколько фигово будет если у них не получится? Что-то в последнее время постоянно наезжают на свободный софт. И борьба с пиратами до абсурда доходит... :(