Nice protest move! I have to say that I am in complete agreement with them about the silliness behind software patents.
If the patent offices used some restraint and real research *before* giving a software patent, the situation wouldn't be this bad... but it is. Patents were but into place to spur-on innovation. Software patents threaten to crush it (they way they are doled out without real historical research or honest review). On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 12:20, Gregory Woodbury wrote: > KNOPPIX is no longer available from its own web site in Germany. > > www.knoppix.de bears a notice that the site is closed due to the > European software patent debacle. > > The latest version, dated 7-25-2003, is available from some mirrors, but > attempts to download from the KNOPPIX site fail. > > So sad to see this little gem fall under the heels of jack-booted thugs. > :-( > > -- > Gregory G. "Wolfe" Woodbury `-_-' Owner/Admin: wolves.durham.nc.us > ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us U > "The Line Eater is a Hug your wolf. > Boojum Snark" -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
