EU-Council decided to destroy Apache.org et al.

[Marco Schulze]

Hello *,

I'm really sorry to post off-topic, but this is highly important: Today, the EU-Council legalized software patents!!!

If they get their version of the directive through (depends on the newly elected European Parliament), Apache.org and other OpenSource projects are history as well as most SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises).

I don't want to make this posting too long, thus I please you to follow these links for more information:
http://kwiki.ffii.org/index.cgi?Cons040518En
http://swpat.ffii.org/
http://swpat.ffii.org/group/todo/index.en.html
http://petition.eurolinux.org/

Please get active!!! Currently, nothing is more important than talking to MEP candidates and making the topic more public! The EU-Parliament's election is June 10th...13th: http://www.elections2004.eu.int/ep-election/sites/en/

Best regards, Marco

P.S.: I just found this: It seems, the Commission is often acting against the will of EU Parliament and the interests of Europe, but in favour for the US and limiting of freedom: http://sinnfein.ie/euteam/news/detail/4667

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