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Current Newswire: BM Ups Its Processor Power to 7 KDE.org Relaunched for Software Compilation 4.4 The application is the new the operating system Linux can compete with the iPad on price, but where’s the magic? The Bruno Knaapen Technology Learning Center is Established Anjal: GNOME's Evolution for Netbooks Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition Open source means freedom from 'anti-features' GTalX - Google Voice Chat has arrived in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) Top 10 Super Bowl tech ads UNIX Systems Administrator (IL) Next Step Systems US-IL-Chicago Post A Job | Post A Resume Community: French Secretary for Industry Against Software Patents Mar 24, 2001, 16 :30 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (18874 reads) (Other stories by Bernard Lang) [ Thanks to Hans Schou for this link. ] Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:48:11 +0100 From: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr> To: Eurolinux <eurolinux@eurolinux.org> Subject: French State secretary for Industry against SoftPat "The Administration faster on-line thanks to free software " Christian Pierret, State secretary for Industry. "I already supported personally open-source software, notably at the university of Metz. I am glad to see French publishers of free software like MandrakeSoft be successful in the United States. I support Linux and free software, because they allow faster and more robust development to put the Administration on-line. While commercial software raise the issue of computer security, since one does not know what is inside. This is why I am against software patenting in Europe. It would kill innovation and reinforce litigation terrorism, because commercial software multinational corporations would multiply legal actions against start-ups. " Translated by B. Lang from: 01 Informatique, N° 1626, 23 mars 2001, page 51 << L'Administration plus vite en ligne grâce au logiciel libre >> Christian Pierret, secrétaire d'Etat à l'Industrie. << J'ai déjà apporté mon soutien personnel au logiciel libre, notamment à l'université de Metz. Je suis heureux de voir des éditeurs français de logiciels libres come MandrakeSoft s'illustrer aux Etats-Unis. Je suis un défenseur de Linux et du logiciel libre, car ils permettent un développement plus rapide et plus robuste pour la mise en ligne de l'Administration. Tandis que les logiciels commerciaux posent la question de la sécurité informatique, puisque l'on ne sait pas ce qu'ils renferment. C'est pourquoi je suis contre la brevetabilité des logiciels en Europe. Elle tuerait l'innovation et renforcerait le terrorisme juridique, car les multinationales du logiciel commercial multiplieraient les procès envers les jeunes pousses. >> Related Stories: Salon: Patents are your friends(Mar 21, 2001) Community: Eurorights lauched(Mar 17, 2001) UK Patent Office: Software Patents Pose No Threat to Open Source, But Should Be Limited(Mar 16, 2001) UK Patent Office: Should Patents be Granted for Computer Software or Ways of Doing Business? - The Government's Conclusions(Mar 15, 2001) Community: The current stance of the goverment of the Netherlands on software patents(Mar 15, 2001) O'Reilly Network: Tim O'Reilly's Open Letter: Rethinking the One-Click Patent(Mar 14, 2001) Community: Eurolinux Letter to the European Commission concerning Swpat Consultation(Mar 13, 2001) Appeals Court Hands Barnes & Noble.com a Legal Victory over Amazon.com(Feb 15, 2001) The Register: Symantec under attack over security patents on incremental software updates(Feb 09, 2001) IDG.net: Stallman at Brussels conference; Hague treaty may outflank EU software patent decision(Feb 05, 2001) ZDNet UK: AltaVista in search patent threat; prepared to sue "everybody who indexes the web?"(Jan 25, 2001) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Encryption?    anon. Mar 24, 2001, 16:59:56     Patent terrorism    Case Roole Mar 24, 2001, 17:41:57     patents as they are today are evil    Leo Mar 24, 2001, 17:44:22     Software patents are only good for ...    Fred Mobach Mar 24, 2001, 21:00:53     Re: Software patents are only good for ...    Jeff Mar 24, 2001, 22:42:08     Vive la France    Rufus Polson Mar 24, 2001, 23:24:33     Re: vive le France    Swiss Cheese Mar 25, 2001, 00:13:15     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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