Damir Perisa schrieb:
> because of interests of the entertainment industry 
> (Unterhaltungsindustrie), the european union (EU) cultural ministerium 
> considers forbidding open source.
> 
> source:
> http://www.quintessenz.at/cgi-bin/index?funktion=view&id=000100003441

Unfortunately, the article does not say exactly who is planning what. As
always in the EU, discussion is kept away from the public (like with the
recent "Big Brother" directive) and things are done as non-transparently
as possible.

I knew that the French were planning to abandon OSS, but the EU plans
are new to me.
Fortunately, even if the plans succeed, it will not work. Noone will
stop using OSS, and noone can force them to do so. The only consequence
is that - again - more innocent people will be considered criminals.

> good that switzerland is not part of the EU, because elseways i would
> be deeply ashamed of such messages...

I am beginning to think that Switzerland has become the last "free"
country in Europe.

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