Re: [Fsfe-uk] Munich, swpat and Linux - possible in UK

[P.L.Hayes]

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 18:49:32 +0100
MJ Ray <address@hidden> wrote:

> I missed a trick: why is this only about free software like Linux?

Reading the /. discussion it seems the idea is to encourage the Munich city 
people to put pressure on the government, using the fact that patent holders 
might attack them directly if they use free software. I thought Tom's idea to 
use the same tactic here might be a good idea but if the only potential 
leverage is one feeble county council, it would be pointless. I suppose things 
are so different in the U.K. that even if Ken Livingstone had spent millions on 
flossicating London it wouldn't help much either.

Cheers,

Paul.