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LWN: Software Patents No Bigger Threat to Free Software than to Proprietary Software

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 7, 2004

“In reaction to the decision by the City of Munich to
re-evaluate its migration plans to Free Software, the Free Software
Foundation Europe points out that software patents are equally a
significant problem for both Free Software and proprietary software
alike.

“‘Without doubt, software patents are a roadblock to innovation.
They will extort a high price that has to be paid by all European
citizens through loss of competitiveness, and also jobs,’ says
Georg Greve, President of the FSFE…”

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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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