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Elect NoSoftwarePatents as European Of The Year

Posted by Hemos on from the florian-4-life dept.

Aargh writes "Every year a public Internet poll is taken to vote for, amongst others, the "European of the Year". This year, the founder of NoSoftwarePatents.com has been selected as a candidate. Taken from the NoSoftwarePatents.com site: "We now have a first-rate opportunity to make political leaders, media and citizens all over the world realize the significance of our cause. Please give us your vote, and help us gain more votes, so that the founder of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign be elected as the new 'European of the Year'." Non-europeans can also vote, so why dont we unleash the slashdot hordes?" Mr. Mueller had been exchanging e-mails recently on this subject; thanks to an introduction from Kaj Arnö. I truly do think that given his, and the organization's work that they deserve to win. Check out the celebrity endorsements as well. *grin* Also, worth reading their voting guide if you are going to vote.

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  1. Despite not being able to read that site... by Fridgey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll just do what slashdot tells me to and vote anyway!1!

  2. Lets hear it for scalability by NitsujTPU · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

    [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Too many connections

    E:\WWWROOT\WWW.EV50.COM\HTML\POLL\../include/dbhea der.asp, line 9

    1. Re:Lets hear it for scalability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      ...it seems to me like a win win solution.

      Nope, it's not. ASP + MS SQL Server would be a win win solution. What they have is an win unix solution ;-)

      That's why it only half insecure by the way: you can browse what everybody before you voted (ASP), but you can't change how they voted (MySql).

  3. Voting guide... by sznupi · · Score: 3, Funny

    You know, thsi reminds me of old joke...
    School teachear giving homework: "children, please write who's your idol, and why Lenin"

    Luckily the background isn't the same :P

    --
    One that hath name thou can not otter
  4. not the first by manojar · · Score: 1, Funny

    this doesn't look like the first time Americans want to decide European policies!

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    Manojar - pronounced like Manager
  5. Re:Flawed voting by NitsujTPU · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ssssssssssshhhhhhhhh. If you keep saying things like that, you'll limit the ability of despots to control us.

    Guess who's going to visit you in prison? Noone, since we can't visit you at their Guantanamo.

  6. Slashdot Speaks and We Obey by samureiser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's all be good little Asimov robots and obey the leader, er, Slashdot. I, for one, welcome our new moderator overlords...

  7. Re:Do not vote if you have no clue by PhotoBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well here's an easy voting tip: Don't vote for Tony Blair in anything, he's pro-patents and he's a lying scumbag too. Just ask him where all of Saddam's WMDs are!