[Beds] Software Patents - A Call to Arms

[Tom Chance]

Hello,

Also, look at this page to see how our MEPs voted in September 2003 on the 
issue:

http://beauprez.net/softpat/lobbybase/search.php?region=England+East+Anglia

In case you're confused, the coalitions mean:
PPE-DE = Conservatives
EDD = UK Independents
PSE = Labour
ELDR = Lib Dems

And to see who's standing in our region (click on 6. Eastern: 7 seats):

http://swpatwiki.ffii.org/EuropeanElection2004CandidatesUnitedkingdom

Happy voting (make sure you do!) :-)

Regards,
Tom


On Wednesday 02 Jun 2004 19:25, Neil Darlow wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> It has always been my intention to keep the Bedfordshire LUG entirely
> non-political however the recent manoeuvrings by the Irish Presidency on
> the issue of Software Patents has made this an issue too big to ignore.
>
> If you have no political affiliation, and weren't planning to vote in the
> forthcoming European Elections of June 10th, I suggest you might
> consider voting for The Green Party or UK Independence Party - both of
> which are adopting an Anti-Software Patent stance.
>
> Software Patents won't just affect the Free Software that we use today,
> they will affect the future of all software development: at best only
> increasing development cost significantly and at worst preventing some
> development entirely.
>
> So please, use a non-vote as a vote against Software Patents. If your
> employer is in the business of software development, make him aware of
> the issues and solicit his vote also.
>
> The following links provide information on Software Patent implications
> and the aforementioned parties:
>
> http://www.ffii.org/
> http://www.greenparty.org.uk/
> http://www.independence.org.uk/
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Regards,
> Neil Darlow M.Sc. - Beds LUGMaster
>
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