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Changes to the patent project faq? (3.80 / 5) (#274)
by mikey (mikey at badpenguins dot com) on Tue Nov 23rd, 2004 at 02:15:07 EST
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Perusing the patent project fact, I noticed the following:

Q: Which is Grokline advocating, a reform of software idea patents or a categorical rejection of them?
Neither. We feel the most valuable service Grokline can perform is to facilitate the collection of historical facts relevant to an evaluation of the entire system. To challenge and successfuly debunk a single patent or a group of patents or even a majority of patents is not the point. The policy debate is very much alive. We write for the benefit of policymakers.

Does anyone recall if that was previously stated in the FAQ?

I also wonder, since Poland has rejected software patents resulting in the EU not having enough votes to adopt them, will grokline now concentrate more on lobbying for changes in the US? I wonder how much OSRM's lobbying at the recent EC conference actually affected Poland's decision...

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OSRM summary for Len Newman | 281 comments (262 topical, 19 editorial, 5 hidden)

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