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Community: French Secretary for Industry Against Software Patents

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 24, 2001

[ 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. >>    

Web Webster

Web Webster

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