ZDNet UK: Linux Champion Munich Welcomes Patent Delay
Dec 22, 2004, 20:30 (2 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Graeme Wearden)
"The mayor of German city Munich has welcomed the EU Council's
failure to ratify a directive that could allow the widespread
patenting of software in Europe, as the city had been concerned
that software patents could scupper its plans to migrate to
Linux.
"The European Council had been scheduled to adopt the Computer
Implemented Inventions Directive at a meeting on Tuesday
afternoon..."
Complete Story
Related Stories:
