Re: Survey on software patents? - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Survey on software patents?
Date
Msg-id 200504221042.33799.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Survey on software patents?  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
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Folks,

> > Like:
> > []  I favor software patents
> > []  I thing software patents are problematic, but I don't think we should
> > have anything on the PostgreSQL home page.
> > []  I think a "no software patents" link would be OK, but not a web
> > button. []  Software patents are the biggest issue facing OSS and any and
> > all publicity we can give the issue would be good, even a banner on the
> > home page.
>
> [] I favor software patents, as long as they are well defined and specific
>     to the IP to which they are supposed to be protecting.

Actually, looking at the survey format, the entries need to be shorter:

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What statement, if anything, do you think the PostgreSQL project should make
opposing software patents, especially the current initiative being debated in
the European parliament?

[] No statement
[] Put up a low-key custom statement
[] Web banner on the home page
[] Anything and everything we can
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