Darkelve Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Der Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie...,363904,00.html Groklaw says: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050705130920424 648 voted for rejection, 18 against, according to heise.de's forum! :D :D :P :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellis Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Also The Register at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/eu_bins_swpat/. Love that url. 648 against, 14 for, 18 abstain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets-eat-gary Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Also here http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?o...=article&sid=56 when i 1st started reading it I assumed I would have been passed! Horray for a bit of common sense!! (at least Europe holds on to a bit of sanity - shame about the US) (microsoft obviously didn't give them enough backhanders!!) [edited by spinynorman to remove off-topic political comment] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 :P NOW I CAN GO ON HOLLIDAY WITH A LIGHT HEART !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! qfjiklqshjfqshdfmqhjsfdlmhjqslfm Just mad with happiness!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 In your face, Bill $$$!!! Long live Open Source! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 In your face, Bill $$$!!! Long live Open Source! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I second that. Ain't your week Mr Gates, especially after shelling out $775m to IBM to keep them quiet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellis Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Full voting record at: http://www2.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade2?PU...N&LEVEL=2&NAV=X Pages 4 and 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero0w Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Now you believe the prophecy of Penguin bringing balance back to the Force. Time for a beer. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 This is good news indeed. I was almost convinced that it would be passed, for once I am happy to be proven wrong! Congratulations to everyone in the region who made their voices heard on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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