Re: [Fsfe-uk] Can more be done on the swpat e-petition?

[Philip Hunt]

On Thursday 01 February 2007 12:23, Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
> The petition against software patents has only 1,817 signatories and is
> ranked number 45 of all the petitions:
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/list/open?sort=signers
>
> It lags behind "legalise cannabis" and "replace the national anthem with
> 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet".
>
> The deadline is Feb 20th.  Members of this list have probably already
> signed it, so the request has to reach a wider audience.  Can people pass
> it on to their regional GNU/Linux user groups, A2K groups, free software
> groups, anti-swpat groups, software user forums, etc.?
>
> Here's the url:
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/softwarepatents/

Can we get Slashdot to put up an announcement?

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Philip Hunt, address@hidden