In linux.debian.devel, you wrote: > Today the EU gets to vote on the same issue. They can elect to have a > thriving software industry well placed to replace the now crippled USA > as the dominant force in the software industry. > > Europe, its time to choose.
It has chosen a few minutes ago; the commision's directive has been rejected by the European parliament. This is not as good as the solution proposed in the first reading or the amendments made by Mr. Rocard, but it's still pretty much a victory for the Free software world. Let's hope that this will lead to the invalidation of the 30,000 software patents already granted by the European patent body. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
