[Patents] Some comments from Critto from Poland

[Krzysztof Sobolewski critto@proterians.net]

[At 14:59:54 +0100 20.12.1999, Peter Kuhm <peter.kuhm@plus.at> wrote:]

>At 12:35 20.12.99 +0000, Esteban Manchado 'ZoSo' wrote:

>>I think someone sent some time ago the URL of a neat JPEG saying "No
>>software patents", with the colors and the stars of the European Union.
>>I don't remember the URL, but I have the logo in my page, linking to
>>http://www.freepatents.org.
  What is your page address ? Mine is http://proterians.net/~critto,
but unfortunately there are only Polish pages yet...

>I don't komw your page, but maybe it's
>http://no-patents.prosa.it/~dido/images/nopatents.jpg ;(88 x 31 pixel)
  Thank ya very much! I've been there, and just copied that jpg, and
later put it on my www homepage, with a link to www.freepatents.org
It's a really nice logo
>=09I don't know if that's what you wanted--perhaps something more
>"provocative"--, but seems a very cute logo in which people (I suppose)
>look at and wonder what's that.

  Yeah, it's still a very good, nice logo, with nice colors;=20
EU-related pictures gain much attention, esp. in Poland; the only
problem I see with that logo is, that "NO" is written inside the
stars-circle, and may suggest "NO" for European Union, what could=20
be bad - but I hope it's only my own fear :-)))
  Anyway, someone good at drawing and arts may "buttonize" my anti-patent
slogans ("#CEASE_THAT_PATENT_MADNESS" , "#STOP_THAT_STUPIDITY", etc.)
and put them on www pages with links... Or maybe one has better ideas ?
 =20
>really nice idea, but not very useful as a logo:
>http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Images/chess-flyer-crop-thumbnail.jpg  ;(7k)
>http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Images/chess-flyer-crop.jpg  ;(25k)
  I've seen those pictures long time ago, when first time I've been
on pages of League for Programming Freedom; looking through the
PR's (public relations' expert) eyes, I see not much usefulness on them;
they are BAD as logos, they are grey, "common" pictures, which do not
bother or interest anyone; good logos (especially CAMPAIGN logos)=20
must be attractive, provocative and gain attention
>regards,
>Peter
>--=20
>VIBE!AT - Verein f=FCr Internet-BEnutzer Oesterreichs (.AT)
>http://www.vibe.at/

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  Thank you very much, you've really helped me. I wish you, and
all the other people subscribed to "patents" list, a Happy New Year,
and I hope that it will be the year WITHOUT software patents.
   antipatently yours
          Critto
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       Krzysztof (Christopher) Kazimierz "Critto" Sobolewski
e-mail:critto@proterians.net
www:http://proterians.net/~critto=0D ;(only polish language
         pages yet :-((
phone:+4858 301-72-50
address:ul. Krosna 32/2, 80-857 Gdansk=0D, POLAND, EUROPE
  having software patents:
    #CEASE_PATENT_STUPIDITY
    #STOP_PATENT_MADNESS   =20
    #LET_THE_SOFTWARE_MARKET_SURVIVE
    #DON_T_LOSE_YOUR_CONSCIOUSNESS
    #LET_THINKING_STAY_FREE
      (licensing for free!)
*****************************************************************    =20
PS. Europe, Unite!=09 =20
PS.1 I have nothing to do with Proterians company, except having
     e-mail account and www pages there.