FW: European parliament rejects software patents

[Walton Sumner]

Here's a message I received from another mailing list. I'm curious what the
Revolution team's take is on this. I can not tell if the parliament's
proposal was to stop patenting software logic, or software products in
general (as some clearly desire), or if there is a difference, how you make
the distinction. 

Would this shackle or unshackle software giants? How do you think it affects
Rev's future? 

As a USA consumer intermittently relying on commercial European software
innovation (XMLSpy, Revolution), I'd be disappointed to see it end, or even
to see quality deteriorate.

--Walt Sumner


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No software patents in Europe, FSFE requests EPO review instrument

*After years of struggle, the European Parliament finally rejected the
software patent directive with 648 of 680 votes: A strong signal against
patents on software logic, a sign of lost faith in the European Union
and a clear request for the European Patent Office (EPO) to change its
policy: the EPO must stop issuing software patents today

http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2005q3/000109.html
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