____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 18 July 2007 09:48 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Petition the UK Government to protect GPL software
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Since software patents may threaten this fundamentally important freedom,
>>| we propose that software published under the GNU General Public Licence
>>| (version 3 and above) be given immunity from prosecution from patent
>>| infringement under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.libervis.com/article/petition_the_uk_government_to_protect_gpl_software
>>
>
> I'm not quite sure why this change is necessary, however, I fully
> support bringing these issues to the attention of Government; they
> spend far too much time being lobbied in favour of the interests of a
> handful of mostly foreign major companies, so talking about the freedom
> of our own people can never be bad.
I was the fourth one to sign. Presence won't hurt, I guess.
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