Bug#159114: acknowledged by developer (Patents can't cover software in .nl after all)
reopen 159114
thanks
On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
>...
> Hi,
>
> The relevant law, according to:
> http://www.ivir.nl/wetten/nl/row1995.html
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> 2. The following are not regarded inventions in the sense of this law:
> - discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods
> - art
> - rules and methods for performing mental labour, playing, or
> running a company, as well as computer programs
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I suppose hardware decoders etc may still be effected by that patent.
There remains the issue that _many_ Debian mirrors do mirror non-US which
means that the same issue might affect one or more of them.
Please make a separate "patented" and don't misuse non-US for this without
checking the possible legal implications in _all_ countries where servers
mirror non-US first.
> manoj
cu
Adrian
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You only think this is a free country. Like the US the UK spends a lot of
time explaining its a free country because its a police state.
Alan Cox
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