Re: [webmaster] online demonstration against EU Software Patents

On Saturday 10 April 2004 15:20, Dave Page wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Justin Clift [mailto:justin@postgresql.org]
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > Would it be ok for us to do something more prominent?
> > Preferably copy-n-paste the KDE page's warning to the top of
> > the PG homepage, just above the News and Events.
> >
> > Ensuring patent coverage isn't widened is in the direct
> > interests of PostgreSQL.
>
> Hi Justin,
>
> Agreed - what do the rest of the web group think; anyone got any better
> wording? Any objections?
>

Honestly? I'd be hesitant to put the project into the middle of any political
discussion.  Someone thinking about using postgresql for business might see
the banners and decide they dont want to be involved with us at all...

I'd probably debate it further if I was actually for software patents...

Robert Treat
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