-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tim Churches wrote:
> Nandalal Gunaratne wrote: > >> Hi Tim, >> >> Thanks for the detailed answer and the link. I am really >> concerned about FOSS development/migration in a country with such >> patent laws. Sri Lanka has not got patent laws yset. Copyrights >> and IP foor software was brought in recently - two years ago - >> before that we were a pirate state - well we still are in a much >> smaller way :-) >> >> I hope we never have patent laws, but I doubt it. >> >> > That populous nation to your north-west has recently introduced > software patents - for an excellent background article on this > unfortunate and very ill-conceived legislative move see: > http://pd.cpim.org/2005/0130/01302005_snd.htm > Although Brendan reports a recent partial victory. http://www.moneycontrol.com/backends/News/frontend/news_detail.php?autono=165024 David - -- GPG public key 0x823DE4C9 at pgp.mit.edu 7064 2D82 0F82 CD37 5BF0 B2BC 5389 22B7 823D E4C9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCWkiIU4kit4I95MkRApRVAKDNYx0goYnUgxqTrWtZlCizAR9fcQCg210b 3lgoibCtdq18YPl5GTOgLTo= =aWIu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
