Re: Software Patents in Europe

[Josip Rodin]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:35:31PM +0200, Daniel K. Gebhart wrote:
> What do you think about setting a sign [1]against Software Patents on 
> our website?

Argh, I should have know that there'll be someone who would misuse
debian-devel for this. See -project!

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Re: Software Patents in Europe

[Andreas Barth]

* Glenn McGrath ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030826 15:05]:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:58:10 +0200
> Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > SPAM doesn't get better if done for a "good thing".
> > 
> > (That doesn't stop me of writing letters to Members of European
> > Parliament e.g., but your mail is absolutly misdirected at d-d.)

> Software patents do restrict what debian can distribute, this list is

I know, I'm just massivly fighting with them in one package. It's
definitly no fun.

> for people interested in developing and distributing software.
> 
> The mail is relavent to the members of the list, and non-commercial in
> nature, i dont see how you can consider it to be spam.

Sorry, but there a multiple messages about the very same thing on
different lists sent by activists. I for myself consider this as
inproper use. There was e.g. a message on August 22 here. If messages
about one topic are unreleated to each other, that certainly not the
way the references-functions are made to work, and it's showing that
the persons are not discussing but just announcing their action here.

And: -devel is just the wrong list, -project would be far more
adaequate.

That something is "non-commercial" or "for a good purpose" isn't it
make much better. There are right tools and ways for something.
Misusing other tools is bad. Always.

(Trying to stop misinterpreting: I think that sw-patents are a bad
thing, and that the campaign again is a very good thing. But even for
very good things there are borders not to be crossed.)


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Re: Software Patents in Europe

[Glenn McGrath]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:58:10 +0200
Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> SPAM doesn't get better if done for a "good thing".
> 
> (That doesn't stop me of writing letters to Members of European
> Parliament e.g., but your mail is absolutly misdirected at d-d.)

Software patents do restrict what debian can distribute, this list is
for people interested in developing and distributing software.

The mail is relavent to the members of the list, and non-commercial in
nature, i dont see how you can consider it to be spam.



Glenn

Re: Software Patents in Europe

[Andreas Barth]

* Daniel K. Gebhart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030826 13:50]:
> What do you think about setting a sign [1]against Software Patents on 
> our website? I think the time has come to get more active against software
> patents. Due to the directive validating Software Patents that will be 
> voted this 1st September at the European Parliament, we have to protest
> IMHO.

SPAM doesn't get better if done for a "good thing".

(That doesn't stop me of writing letters to Members of European
Parliament e.g., but your mail is absolutly misdirected at d-d.)



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Re: Software Patents in Europe

[Daniel K. Gebhart]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:58:10PM +0200, Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> SPAM doesn't get better if done for a "good thing".

Funny declaration to SPAM. ;-)

> (That doesn't stop me of writing letters to Members of European
> Parliament e.g., but your mail is absolutly misdirected at d-d.)

So, who else should decide if there will be something done against
software patents at the Debian website if not the DDs themselves?

against software patents _and_ spam,
 Daniel

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Software Patents in Europe

[Daniel K. Gebhart]

Hi fellows,

What do you think about setting a sign [1]against Software Patents on 
our website? I think the time has come to get more active against software
patents. Due to the directive validating Software Patents that will be 
voted this 1st September at the European Parliament, we have to protest
IMHO.

[1] http://swpat.ffii.org/

fight for your rights,
 Daniel ;-)

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