Re: [free-software-melb] New Zealand drops pure software patents

2013-05-09 Thread Matt Giuca
Sorry, Craig Foss. But the Foss is the important part :) On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Matt Giuca wrote: > Oh, someone pointed out that the name of the minister interviewed in that > article is Chris Foss. Awesome! > > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Matt Giuca wrote: > >> Wow, good sho

Re: [free-software-melb] New Zealand drops pure software patents

2013-05-09 Thread Matt Giuca
Oh, someone pointed out that the name of the minister interviewed in that article is Chris Foss. Awesome! On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Matt Giuca wrote: > Wow, good show. Gay marriage and software patents in one month. > > > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Alex Fraser wrote: > >> Hi all,

Re: [free-software-melb] New Zealand drops pure software patents

2013-05-09 Thread Matt Giuca
Wow, good show. Gay marriage and software patents in one month. On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Alex Fraser wrote: > Hi all, > > It seems that our New Zealand friends have had some success in they battle > against software patents: > > > http://www.zdnet.com/new-zealand-drops-ability-to-patent-

[free-software-melb] New Zealand drops pure software patents

2013-05-09 Thread Alex Fraser
Hi all, It seems that our New Zealand friends have had some success in they battle against software patents: http://www.zdnet.com/new-zealand-drops-ability-to-patent-software-715109/ Actually I thought they were already at this point, but I guess there was still some uncertaintly around it.