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- From: Krzysztof Sobolewski critto@proterians.net
- Subject: [Patents] BURN ALL GIFS -- a great anti-patent site that may make Unisys tremble and quake
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:32:11 +0100
Hello,
I've found a BRILLIANT new site :
http://burnallgifs.org (BURN ALL GIFS !!)
Their intent is to convince us to GIVE UP using ANY GIFS.
To convert them to other formats, to organize the 'Gif burning days',
when the webmasters are turning their GIFs into other files.
This all is intended to COMBAT the Unisys' policy to charge
royalty fees for LZW patent.
Very great site !! I encourage you to visit it. It is -- AFAIK --
provided by the League for Programming Freedom. And if you want
to know, I JOIN their action. I will be spreading their address and
ideas among my fellow webmasters (though I don't use a gif for
myself).
What about applying such policies against other patents - for
example, against the 1-Click Software ? I think, that -- aside of a
good lobbying, such policy, conisting the well-organized BOYCOTT
is really, really good ... I've seen some other successful boycotts,
too, even in Poland (my country).
Yours in Software Liberty and Against SW Patents,
Krzysztof (Christopher) "Critto" Sobolewski
PS. All the expressed opinions are MY OWN.
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Krzysztof (Christopher) "Critto" Sobolewski
e-mail:critto@poczta.wp.pl
www:www.critto.prv.pl
www.critto.prv.pl/antycenz.en.zero-cenz-faq.htm
-> ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CENSORSHIP !!!(FAQ)
phone:301-72-50, 0608 114 421
address:ul. Krosna 32/2, 80-857 Gdansk, POLAND, EUROPE
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PS. I have nothing to do with companies, on which
servers I have my domains, www pages and e-mail
accounts, except having them there
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