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: LawPunditFOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Patents Blog
By Andis Kaulins
"[C]overs how software patents threaten free and open source software (FOSS) and what action can be taken to deal with the threat."As Florian Mueller writes:
"Florian Mueller is a software developer and government affairs professional. In 2004, Florian founded the NoSoftwarePatents campaign, which contributed to the European Parliament's rejection of a proposal for European software patent legislation."This looks like a very useful blog for patent-interested readers.
Full post as published by LawPundit on April 29, 2010 (boomark / email).
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