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Software Patent Demonstrations Taking Off
feklee writes "The preparations for the
rally against software patents
on Wednesday are running at full speed. Thanks to announcements in DWN, on KDE, in the Register, and
elsewhere, the Online Demo has already
more than 600 participants such as Savannah
and KDE.de. Now, what about your project?"
And flagboy writes "A group of economists from Europe and the U.S. specialising in patent questions have published a letter to members of the European Parliament calling on them to reject the proposal, accompanied by an analytical paper which casts severe doubts on the reasoning behind the directive and on the methods employed by its proponents." Here's the FFII Press Release.
I did it! I did it! I'm the greatest!
Would SCO's patents would become worthless? Poor Darl McBride... what would become of him?
...I take it this is the wrong website to try to garner pity for the beleaguered CEO.
*dodges barrage of tomatoes*
Sheesh! Tough crowd.
So what if GNU/GPL gonna REALLY hurts software turf. Is that scumbags really sit down and say "Ok they are better than us. We lost".
Do you believe this ?
I'm not sure. That SCO thing just the begining. Every time Open Source gain a market they launch new attack which is more powerful even before.
Perhaps My crystal ball looks like too pessimistic.
And or I'm asking a question. Where is the evindeces of IRAQ, why US soldiers are still there. If there is any Law in this World US have to retreat from IRAQ.
But they aren't.
So if you believe this yabada doo protect us from those patent MOBS, this is your problem.
I'm gonna stock AK 47's and some RPG s.
[My english is better than most other people's Turkish, so please point out mistakes politely. Thank you.]
Sheeple. That's hilarious!
Web posted at: 8/25/2003 1:44:1
Source
London: Even George Orwell would have choked. Government officials are drawing up plans to fit all cars in Britain with a personalised microchip so that rule-breaking motorists can be prosecuted by computer.
Dubbed the "Spy in the Dashboard" and "the Informer" the chip will automatically report a wide range of offences including speeding, road tax evasion and illegal parking. The first you will know about it is when a summons or a fine lands on your doormat.
The plan, which is being devised by the government, police and other enforcement agencies, would see all private cars monitored by roadside sensors wherever they travelled.
Police working on the "car-tagging" scheme say it would also help to slash car theft and even drug smuggling.
The "Big Brother" scheme, outlined in documents shown to The Sunday Times and separate from the various congestion charging schemes being tested, has outraged civil liberties groups who claim the electronic vehicle identification (EVI) programme is draconian and an infringement of human rights. Even those less inclined to worry about Big Brother are likely to take offence. Tony Blackburn, the radio DJ and car buff, said: "What are they going to do next? Start putting chips in people to make sure we are eating properly?" The Department for Transport (DfT) is co-ordinating the project, the main impetus for which appears to have come from the police and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
The first part of an initial feasibility study, an 85-page document drafted by the Association of Chief Police Officers, is already complete and lists 47 possible applications for EVI.
Written by Superintendent Jim Hammond, head of Sussex traffic police, it acknowledges "Big Brother concerns" but sets out the benefits. Stolen cars could quickly be traced and uninsured drivers would automatically be identified.
It also notes that cars driven by terrorist suspects or drug smugglers could be monitored even in Europe if, as officials in Brussels envisage, EVI is introduced across the European Union.
The DfT has hired management consultants to co-ordinate the development of the system, which it is thought could become operational by 2007.
New vehicles could have identification chips, containing unique driver details, embedded in their chassis, while older vehicles could have "tagged" numberplates installed when they had an MoT test.
The existing network of roadside sensors, set up by traffic-monitoring companies and the Highways Agency, would require minimal modification to be used for EVI tracking.
The government is likely to face opposition from motoring groups. "We need to have an open discussion about what this technology is being used for, who is being tracked and for what purpose, and what could be the hidden agenda," said Bert Morris, deputy director of the AA Motoring Trust.
Al Clarke, a spokesman for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said: "It is a case of whether society wants to accept it. We support speed cameras as a means of deterrence but not installing a fruit machine for the Inland Revenue or Customs in every car."
The DfT confirmed that EVI was being considered.
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp? section=World_News&subsection=United+Kingdom+%26+E urope&month=August2003&file=World_News200308251441 .xml
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[ Stinger, using a patented image format ]
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