X-Sympa-To: patents
Return-Path: <pascal@ker.org>
Delivered-To: patents@aful.org
Received: from ns1.arkam.com (unknown [194.79.181.194])
	by stabilite.aful.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D361E421C0
	for <patents@aful.org>; Fri,  9 May 2003 23:44:48 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from fxprojet. (ARennes-303-1-2-155.w193-252.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.252.110.155])
	by ns1.arkam.com (8.11.2/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h49Lj6t01363
	for <patents@aful.org>; Fri, 9 May 2003 23:45:06 +0200
Received: from fxprojet. (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by fxprojet. (8.12.6/8.12.6/Debian-6) with ESMTP id h49LflPX017891
	for <patents@aful.org>; Fri, 9 May 2003 23:41:48 +0200
Received: (from pascal@localhost)
	by fxprojet. (8.12.6/8.12.6/Debian-6) id h49LflAv017889;
	Fri, 9 May 2003 23:41:47 +0200
X-Authentication-Warning: fxprojet.: pascal set sender to pascal@ker.org using -f
To: patents@aful.org
Subject: Re: [Patents] Openforumeurope.org clarifies swpat position
References: <200305091749.52584.svanebor@mpip-mainz.mpg.de>
	<1052502605.4718.129.camel@roque>
From: Pascal Desroche <pascal@ker.org>
In-Reply-To: <1052502605.4718.129.camel@roque> (Rui Miguel Seabra's message
 of "09 May 2003 17:50:05 +0000")
User-Agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.2
 (i386-debian-linux-gnu)
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 23:41:47 +0200
Message-ID: <87el37pzl0.fsf@fxprojet.org>
Lines: 75
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Validation-by: pascal@ker.org

// "Rui" == Rui Miguel Seabra crit le 09 May 2003 17:50:05 +0000:

 > Hi,
 > Some more added confusion through clarification (catchy phrase, I got to
 > admit).

 > The important part is really this one: It is this respect that we are
 > supporting the positive revisions proposed in Arlene McCarthy's opinion
 > now being considered by the European Parliament for the granting of
 > patents.


 > Since McCarthy pushes for software patents, then it is a direct
 > conclusion that the Open Group defends software patents.

 > Rui


This one is also pretty fine :

"in particular they should not [patents] be used to prevent the
development of Open Source alternatives to proprietary products"

This sentence could sound a bit more clear without the 'not' word maybe;
Here are some of the backing members.

http://www.openforumeurope.org/information/about_ofe/
http://interforum.org/councilmembers/charter.php


Adobe

Avaya Communication

British Telecom

Cisco Systems

CMP Europe

Computer Associates

DTI

Financial Times

Fujitsu Services

Hewlett Packard

Three

IBM

Mentor

Networks for business

Qinetiq

Sage Software

SAP

SchlumbergerSema

Sphinx CST

Staffware

Sun Microsystems

The Stationary Office

Vodafone

