I think the EU was pondering the adoption of software patents too. There's
even a petition against it.
I don't know what's the situation now though.

On 8/15/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Well, I'm pretty sure Mint isn't legally distributable in many
> > countries, and as far as I can recollect, the only improvements it makes
> > to that experience are installing by default those "illegal" packages.
> > As a reputable distributor, Ubuntu cannot include these packages, and
> > the current situation is a pretty good compromise until everyone uses
> > patent-free, open formats.
> >
> > --
>
> Again, this is true mostly in the US isn't it? Most countries don't
> allow software patents do they?
>
> Chris
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