[Discussioni] (da /.) Munich's Linux Migration Raises EU Patent Issues

[Andrea Trentini]

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| Munich's Linux Migration Raises EU Patent Issues                   |
|   from the overstated-or-simply-prudent dept.                      |
|   posted by timothy on Saturday July 31, @20:18 (Linux Business)   |
|   http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/31/2351212        |
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[0]J ROC writes "Techweb has a story about the German city of Munich's
Windows-to-Linux migration. It appears the move to replace 14,000 Windows
desktops with Linux [1]has hit a bump. Green Party alderman Jens
Muehlhaus, who is a supporter of open-source software, has petitioned the
mayor to examine the status of software patents in the European
Community. The issue involves a proposed directive on software patents
that is being considered by various European governments. Muehlhaus fears
that a patent owner could issue a cease-and-desist order against Munich,
thus hurting the operation of various city departments."

Discuss this story at:
     http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/07/31/2351212

Links:
     0. http://jspaceman.blogsite.org/
     1. http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040730S0001

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