[Gllug] Register article: "Open source UK" gets trade body

[Ben Fitzgerald]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 03:46:58PM +0100, Richard Jones wrote:
> Now this is something I've been saying for a while that we all need:
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/23/open_source_trade_association/
> 
> Doctors, for example, don't need to worry constantly about government
> bringing in stupid laws to make their work illegal, because they have
> a powerful and well-funded trade body (the GMC) to defend their
> interests.  The same goes for all sorts of groups, but not free
> software programmers, who individually are powerless to defend against
> software patents / overzealous copyright laws / manoeuverings from
> large monopolies / etc.  which literally threaten to put us out of
> work.

Hell, I hate to do this, especially on a Friday...

<pedant>
Sorry, but I used to work for the GMC and they protect patients.
You mean the BMA. I agree with the sentiment, though.
</pedant>
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