[Gllug] european software patents

[Christopher Hunter]

On Saturday 05 Jul 2003 5:28 pm, Adrian McMenamin wrote:

> Having worked with senior politicians in a variety of jobs over the last 10
> years I can tell you the idea that any of them don't care what their
> electors think is nonsense.

Bzzzzt!  Wrong!  I have had the misfortune to have to deal with politicians of 
various varieties over the years, and the ALL have one of either two things 
in common:

EITHER:

An all-consuming passion to feather their own nests irrespective of the right 
or wrong of any decision.

OR:

An all-consuming need to follow the party line irrespective of the right or 
wrong of any decision, so that they can keep their highly lucrative jobs, so 
they can continue to feather their own nests.


> If anything the opposite - they worry too much about the views of the
> electorate as opposed to doing The Right Thing - is true.

Nonsense - see above.

/snip/


> Afterall we have a Labour government in this country. It is increasing
> spending on public services by an unpreceedented proportion. They won't be
> interested in arguments based on "simply let the market decide" - just not
> subtle enough, frankly.

You've obviously swallowed the propaganda completely.  The increased spending 
isn't on "public services", it's actually spent on providing more "managers" 
and other similar dead wood....

Remember - the NHS has more "administrators" than medical staff now, and that 
there are almost three "administrators" for every bed!

/snip/

> Look, I know software patents are a bad idea, but practical examples of why
> they are seem a bit thin on the ground....

At last we agree!  Now, back to Linux.......

Chris


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