[SC.LUG] [Fwd: Open letter from Alan Cox] - Off topic chatter

[David Holden]

On Tuesday 01 Jun 2004 18:12, Richard Smedley wrote:
> Rick [Kitty5] wrote:
> >Don't have a problem with off topic chatter, however IMO SW Patents is on
> >topic.
>
> They are indeed - the problem in other places where this letter
> has been forwarded is that people reading it too quickly have
> taken it as politicking, and understandably got quite upset.
>
> However it seems to me that the letter is neither telling people
> for whom to vote, nor is it endorsing one party over another
>  - indeed the two parties it mentions are fairly widely removed
> from each other over many key policy areas. Rather the letter
> is urging people to make their vote count over software patents
> (regardless of other political preferences).
>
> Endorsements of a particular political party are unacceptable on
> the list (except the Monster Raving Lunatic Party =o) , but Cox's
> letter is not such a missive.
>
>  - Richard
> /me grey-haired from the responsibility of judgement :-/
>
>


I've just got a reply from Chris Davies's researcher (he's a north west MEP 
for Lib Dem's) if any one wants to see it off list mail me.


 Dave.




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