Shane Martin Coughlan wrote: > Dave Page wrote: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7259339.stm >> Just making sure this is on FSFE's radar - a Europe-wide standard >> presents great opportunities and great risks for free software. >> If we can make sure that the standard allows free software >> implementations, without patent encumberment, then this will massively >> lower another barrier to entry for free software and free culture; if we >> fail, it may make free software unusable for large numbers of home >> users. >> What can be done in this fight? > > I think it would be useful to first contextualise the issue. It is > premature to describe the project as being associated with a fight. > Dave Crossland mentioned that the research undertaken will be based on > http://www.tribler.org/, which he mentioned is released under the LGPL. > Perhaps the first step would be to examine whether Tribler itself is > entirely Free Software. Then the overarching P2P research project could > be examined to see whether it will release the final technology under > Free Software terms. > It's certainly an interesting project and worth keeping an eye on.
Which is difficult, given that the site appears to be all Flash. Shane -- Shane Coughlan FTF Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe Office: +41435000366 ext 408 / Mobile: +41792633406 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support Free Software > http://fsfe.org _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
