spinynorman Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Good news over at The Inquirer. After meetings with Sun, Novell, HP and Microsoft, the Polish government decided that the proposal in question was likely to make all software potentially patentable, which just won't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Good news indeed! Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havin_it Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 But can this really be an absolute block against the legislation coming somehow into effect? I admit the situation seems parallel to the UN's powerlessness to pass Security Council resolutions against Israel thanks to America's repeated veto, but the UN cause does not have the backing of B. 'Kermit' Gates...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kde-head Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Poland wants to protect its own native , and developing, software industry. And Linux is in widespread usage in Polish academia. Common sense has prevailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted November 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 But can this really be an absolute block against the legislation coming somehow into effect? Well, this is based on the assumption that other nations will not change their votes, as there's no public indication that they will. There's an analysis of qualified majority voting on this subject at www.nosoftwarepatents.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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