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Thanks Tyler,<br><br>Brent,<br><br>Do you know of any activities in your part of the world?<br><br>Is this something that could be done under the OSGeo-AustNZ banner?<br><br><br>Bruce<br><br><br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">aust-nz-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] On Behalf Of Tyler Mitchell<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 1:37 PM<br>
> To: Aust-NZ OSGeo<br>
> Subject: [Aust-NZ] Fwd: [FSF] New Zealand in urgent danger of<br>
> software patents<br>
><br>
> FYI - from a FSF list...<br>
><br>
> Begin forwarded message:<br>
><br>
> > From: Peter Brown <<a href="mailto:peterb@fsf.org">peterb@fsf.org</a>><br>
> > Date: June 16, 2009 2:35:11 PM PDT (CA)<br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:info-fsf@gnu.org">info-fsf@gnu.org</a><br>
> > Subject: [FSF] New Zealand in urgent danger of software patents<br>
> ><br>
> > The director of the End Software Patents campaign Ciaran O'Riordan<br>
> > writes to warn of an imminent threat of software patents in New<br>
> > Zealand:<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Dear Free Software Supporters,<br>
> ><br>
> > The New Zealand government has proposed allowing unlimited software<br>
> > patenting. They are accepting comments until July 2nd, but<br>
> > participation from the people who will be harmed seems very low.<br>
> ><br>
> > The details of how to participate can be found on <a href="http://swpat.org" target="_blank">swpat.org</a>:<br>
> > <a href="http://en.swpat.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">http://en.swpat.org/wiki/New_Zealand</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Participation of the free software community is<br>
> particularly important<br>
> > because, although SME federations and consumer rights groups are<br>
> > sometimes the most influential lobbies against software<br>
> patents, it's<br>
> > often the free software community that raises awareness of<br>
> the issue<br>
> > and gets these other groups moving. The July 2nd deadline is very<br>
> > close, so work is needed now.<br>
> ><br>
> > We thus urge you to participate in the consultation, but<br>
> also to raise<br>
> > awareness on blogs, news sites, and among email groups, and<br>
> to contact<br>
> > related interest organisations and companies to ask them to get<br>
> > involved too.<br>
> ><br>
> > Some other <a href="http://swpat.org" target="_blank">swpat.org</a> pages that may be useful:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Organising_a_campaign" target="_blank">http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Organising_a_campaign</a><br>
> > <a href="http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Software_patents_harm_SMEs" target="_blank">http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Software_patents_harm_SMEs</a><br>
> > <a href="http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Studies_on_economics_and_innovation" target="_blank">http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Studies_on_economics_and_innovation</a><br>
> > <a href="http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Harm_to_standards" target="_blank">http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Harm_to_standards</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Ciaran O'Riordan<br>
> > Director End Software Patents<br>
> > Tel: +32 487 64 17 54 email: ciaran [at] <a href="http://fsf.org" target="_blank">fsf.org</a><br>
> ><br>
> > end.<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Peter T. Brown<br>
> > Executive Director<br>
> > Free Software Foundation<br>
> > <a href="http://www.fsf.org" target="_blank">www.fsf.org</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org" target="_blank">www.gnu.org</a><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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> Tyler Mitchell<br>
> Executive Director<br>
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
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