Re: Article on SWPat on The Register
Alex Macfie <[email protected]> 08 Jun 2004 18:01:47 +0800
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On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 16:48, Andrew A. Adams wrote: > Lucy Sherriff has written a decent article on The Register about the SWPat > issue and how it should be relevant for people deciding how to vote on > Thursday. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/07/vote_10_june/ > It quotes Richard Allan (NB spelling) for the LibDems, correctly noting that the party has a firm position against software patents. But it does not draw attention to the discrepancy between that and the MEPs' voting. I listened to the LUGRadio broadcast featuring the interview with Richard Allan. I noticed that he did not defend his party's MEPs in this matter, and expressed his personal wish they'd voted the other way. [I think on that matter he did the best when he is undoubtedly in a difficult position.] Alex