From: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>
Subject: patents against free software
To: -email is unavailable-
Cc: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:29:31 +0100
Reply-To: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>



Hi,

  I learned from an article in german sent by a friend that you have
been researching patents that are blocking free software development.
(I could not read the details because my German is very poor).

   I was about to start a similar search, but since you have been
working on it, it might be best to ask you what you have found so far,
and through which channels  (did you ask some forum).

   This is quite important since one argument of people supporting
patents in Europe is that it has never prevented free software
development.

  Thanks for any help, pointer or info.

and happy free millenium

Bernard

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