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CarlP
06-07-2005, 12:52
It's a bit of a good news day today, first the Olympics, but more importantly, Europe have stuck two fingers up at the corporate machine and have said no to software patents (by 648 votes to 14, no less)!

Full story here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/eu_bins_swpat/

For pretty much anyone working in a software-related industry, this is fantastic news.
bumfrog
06-07-2005, 12:56
fantastic stuff. Could have been awful if they hadn't said no.
tawsi
06-07-2005, 13:26
Great news :thumbs:

But we all know this isn't the end of it. It will be back sooner or later in some form or another :suspect:.
mjr
06-07-2005, 18:55
Good! Let's hope it stays dead.
uk_mez
06-07-2005, 20:43
Nice to see they saw sense - good to see not everyone falls victim to lobbying from the tech giants :thumbs: