Re: [webmaster] online demonstration against EU Software

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Robert Treat wrote:

> On Saturday 10 April 2004 15:20, Dave Page wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Justin Clift [mailto:justin(at)postgresql(dot)org]
> > >
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > Would it be ok for us to do something more prominent?
> > > Preferably copy-n-paste the KDE page's warning to the top of
> > > the PG homepage, just above the News and Events.
> > >
> > > Ensuring patent coverage isn't widened is in the direct
> > > interests of PostgreSQL.
> >
> > Hi Justin,
> >
> > Agreed - what do the rest of the web group think; anyone got any better
> > wording? Any objections?
> >
>
> Honestly? I'd be hesitant to put the project into the middle of any political
> discussion. Someone thinking about using postgresql for business might see
> the banners and decide they dont want to be involved with us at all...

> I'd probably debate it further if I was actually for software patents...

Just curious here, but aren't software patents already an issue in the US?
I know I've been seeing several going around, or, at least, I believe I
have ... if so, how does this extenting to the EU make any difference?

Myself, I agree with Robert here about being in the middle of things, but
only if I'm correct in that this is already a problem in the US that isn't
going to make anything worse/better by the EU having/not having it ...

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