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RMS: call for political action

Richard Stallman calls on European software programmers to oppose the EU plans for extension of the scope of patentability to software as such.

 

DateMon, 3 May 1999 00:35:52 -0600 (MDT)
FromRichard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>

There is a push now to make Europe have software patents like the US. If this happens, it could be disastrous for free software (and bad for anyone who wants to develop software in Europe).

I hope that you can make an effort to organize programmers and free software users in Germany, and to talk with the German government to raise opposition to the plan. If two countries object to the plan, that will be enough to block the plan.

For more info, send mail to jp@smets.com--he is organizing an effort in France, and seems to be having some success with the French government. Then please spread the word. This calls for political action and there are only about 7 weeks to do it.


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2000-07 SWPAT-AG des FFII