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SSLUG (Denmark): Software patents – No thanks!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 17, 2000

[ Linux Today reader Peter
Toft
writes: ]

Why do especially Linux/FreeBSD/Open Source users strongly go
against allowing patents on software and business methods in
Europe?

Did you not catch why many of us fear a future with software
patents, then you can read This
article
from SSLUG is
available in English, Danish, Swedish, and Spanish.

Feel free to support the petition from the EuroLinux
Alliance

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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