Re: Negotiating for using Royalty Free patents

[Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>]

On Maw, 2004-04-13 at 15:38, Ronald Bultje wrote:
> > especially should get off their backsides and actually vote for free
> > software even if they, like most UK citizens, think the EU should die.
> 
> Most people don't think the EU should die

Surveys show more than 50% of UK citizens think we should leave the EU.
Thats all I was expressing.

> The best way to attack this is still to contact your favourite political
> party and tell them your opinion.

Contact both your favourite politican and your MEP - the latter in some
ways is more important and over the next few days would be good. Avoid
form letters, avoid flaming, make it short and clear. The FFII site has
some good material (explaining for example why your politicians web
site will need patent licenses galore may be useful 8))

The most important thing of all is _actually_ _do_ _it_