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Torvalds And Cox Write EU Parliament On Patents

Posted by timothy on from the sorry-we-patented-writing-already dept.

replicant_deckard writes "Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox have sent an open letter to the members of the European Parliament. They ask for strict limitations to software patents, argue for open standards and ask the members of the parliament to follow FFII's voting recommendations. Vote on the controversial software patents directive will be on Wednesday and it is expected to be a very close one. Well, do you believe these guys have any impact in Brussels?"

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  1. Beats my letter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Daer UE,

    Patanst r teh suckzorz!!!! Say ON TO TEHM!!!

    Loev,
    Anonimouse cowerd

    1. Re:Beats my letter by BRTB · · Score: 5, Funny
      I'm not entirely sure... the transposition and random addition of certain characters is somewhat unique, as is the failure to fully convert certain words into the common dialect, but I believe this is the message:


      Dear Representatives of the European Union:

      Software patents are, in the technological community, considered a dangerous and misdirected restriction of the rights of all free-thinking parties involved. I respectfully request that you decline any legislative measure giving force to ideas of legal protection for implementations of common software designs.

      Sincerely,
      Anonymous
  2. Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, do you believe these guys have any impact in Brussels?

    I don't know - how big a check are they including with their letter?

  3. Graffiti? by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny
    Torvalds And Cox Write EU Parliament On Patents

    Now im all for this non-violent, direct action stuff, but if Linus and Alan are going to around defacing patents, im not sure i understand the relevance of 'EU Parliament'.

    Perhaps it would be better to stick with the classics, "Linux and Alan woz ere" or "Linux rules OK?" for example.