[plug] Software patents

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

On the linux.org they have a template there I think you have to word it 
in your own way.  Its a lot easier to believe that it came from a human 
and not "spam".

HTH

Marc

Bennett, Phillip wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shayne O'Neill [mailto:shayne at guild.murdoch.edu.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 August 2004 1:46 AM
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: [plug] Software patents
> >
> >
> >
> > Ok. But we really need to start writing letters to FEDERAL
> > labor (and lib,
> > but those guys are probably hopeless)  MP's asking for either
> > the US patents
> > stuff to be nixed, or some sort of ammendments either;-
> > 1) excluding software
> > 2) specific protections against using patents to protect monopolies
> > (Including by proxy)
> > OR
> > 3) specific protections against using patents against open source.
> >
> > Obviously 1 is the best go, followed by 2 then 3.
> >
> > Whats perhaps needed is that letters need to be written from the
> > perspective of IT PROFESSIONALS, and how it affects our industry.
> > Unfortunately the only cats on the case seem to be the
> > activist scene, and
> > the mainstream parties just aint gunna listen to them.
>
>
> <*Text cut to conserve space*>
>
>
> > This is real important guys. There seems almost NO outcry in
> > australia,
> > but our industry is in jepardy. And I'm not being hysterical.
> > Only *bad*
> > things can come out of software patents.
>
> Do you have some sort of template for this kind of thing?
>
> I know I am against this, but I wouldn't know where to start with 
> writing to a member of parliament...  I know that if I had a template, 
> or some sort of starting point, It'd make it a lot easier to write and 
> maybe get something done.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels 
> like this...
>
> Does anyone have something that we could use as a starting point?
>
> Thanks,
> Phil.
>
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