Let`s support the fight vs. EuroPatents

Let`s support the fight vs. EuroPatents

[Samium Gromoff]

	CAUTION: My asbestos underwear is firmly in place.

	I wonder if anybody noticed the current gtk.org appearance. If not,
 i`m posting the english part of its front page:

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This page is temporarily closed in protest against software patents. Websites may soon be closed
down regularly due to software patents. Software patents can get you prosecuted for publishing
texts you wrote yourself!

You will be redirected to swpat.ffii.org in 20 seconds for more information. To enter this site,
click here.

</citation>

	I think we should support them by doing the same to kernel.org.

regards, Samium Gromoff

Re: Let`s support the fight vs. EuroPatents

[Samium Gromoff]

At Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:06:05 +0400,
Oleg Drokin wrote:
> 
> Hello!                                                                          
>                                                                                 
>    This is just stupid.
>    It is just like  "to cheat the ticket inspector: buy a ticket, but do not
>    take a train".

	It depends on how to think of it.

	If you want to take an emergency action, because something very bad
 might happen, as a measure to bring people`s attention to this it sounds to me
 rather effective.

regards, Samium Gromoff

> 
> Bye,
>     Oleg
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 10:31:21AM +0400, Samium Gromoff wrote:
> > 
> > 	CAUTION: My asbestos underwear is firmly in place.
> > 
> > 	I wonder if anybody noticed the current gtk.org appearance. If not,
> >  i`m posting the english part of its front page:
> > 
> > <citation>
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> > This page is temporarily closed in protest against software patents. Websites may soon be closed
> > down regularly due to software patents. Software patents can get you prosecuted for publishing
> > texts you wrote yourself!
> > 
> > You will be redirected to swpat.ffii.org in 20 seconds for more information. To enter this site,
> > click here.
> > 
> > </citation>
> > 
> > 	I think we should support them by doing the same to kernel.org.
> > 
> > regards, Samium Gromoff
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