[Linux-aus] Letter to Govt. on abolishing software patents

Matthew Lye matthew.lye at ubuntu.com
Thu Jul 29 10:19:31 EST 2010


If its not, my bad. Already spammed it to a few places.

-Matthew Lye

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Guidance, not knowledge, and outcome, not disposition.
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Mark Walkom <markwalkom at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ben,
> Do you mind if is this is passed around to other possibly applicable lists
> (eg SAGE-AU, slug, other forums)?
>
> On 29 July 2010 09:14, Ben Sturmfels <ben at softwarefreedom.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>> Myself and a few others have been working on a letter to the Senator Kim
>> Carr calling for software patents to be abolished due to the harm they
>> cause the software industry and society.
>>
>> Please support the letter by adding your name:
>> http://apps.softwarefreedom.com.au/patents/
>>
>> We have about 260 signatures so far from within the software industry.
>> Hoping for 500 so we can send a strong message on this issue.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ben
>>
>>
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