[Gloucs] Community Patent Consultation OR Software Patents

[paul cooke]

On Wednesday 29 March 2006 12:01, gordon.s1 wrote:
> Hi there folks,
> Just in case anyone has missed this item.
> BUT the EU Commission via Charlie Mcreevy of Microsoft fame !, has
> brought this consultation about which ends 31st March 2006 !!!.
>
> This is all about "Software Patents" by the back door if this goes
> through then it appears there will be no further opportunities to
> block/change as this way it cuts through discussion by "EU Parliament etc".
> More info at http://consultation.ffii.org/
> Rgds Gordon.

must be what Steve Ballmer is waiting for... the all clear to launch the 
patent assault on FOSS when they've got them "legalised" in the EU