Comments on: Fine Gael supports Software Patents http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/ Government, Infrastructure, Business Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Justin Mason http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9933 Justin Mason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9933 Well, that's disappointing :( but hardly surprising -- the pro-patent side have been bending the ears of our politicians for quite a while, much longer than we have. Well, that’s disappointing :( but hardly surprising — the pro-patent side have been bending the ears of our politicians for quite a while, much longer than we have.

]]> By: FRLinux http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9934 FRLinux Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9934 Worrying would be more the term if you consider the pressure of lobbying which has been successfully applied on those people, future of free software doesn't look bright at all ... Worrying would be more the term if you consider the pressure of lobbying which has been successfully applied on those people, future of free software doesn’t look bright at all …

]]> By: Antoin O Lachtnain http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9935 Antoin O Lachtnain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9935 Well, send your email and make your point. No harm following up with a phone call and letter too. Well, send your email and make your point. No harm following up with a phone call and letter too.

]]> By: David Stewart http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9936 David Stewart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9936 So who's left to vote for then? So who’s left to vote for then?

]]> By: Ruairi Newman http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9937 Ruairi Newman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9937 From Ciaran O Riordan's recent mail to ILUG: +-+-++ |Area |Vote #1 |and #2 | +-+-++ |East |Avril Doyle |Eoin Dubsky | |South |Brian Crowley |Gerard Collins | |North West |Sean O'Neactain | | |Dublin |Patrica McKenna |Ivana Bacik | +-+-++ From Ciaran O Riordan’s recent mail to ILUG:

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|Area |Vote #1 |and #2 |
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|East |Avril Doyle |Eoin Dubsky |
|South |Brian Crowley |Gerard Collins |
|North West |Sean O’Neactain | |
|Dublin |Patrica McKenna |Ivana Bacik |
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]]> By: Ruairi Newman http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9938 Ruairi Newman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9938 Bloody formatting. Bloody formatting.

]]> By: Justin Mason http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9939 Justin Mason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9939 Here's a bizarre one -- FG's left hand don't know what the right hand is doing: 'From: Christian van den Bosch cc: ilug.linux.ie Now, the funny thing is I just got a letter from FG attaching an anti-swpat press release of Avril Doyle's from last year and saying that's the party line...' Oops! ;) Here’s a bizarre one — FG’s left hand don’t know what the right hand is doing:

‘From: Christian van den Bosch cc: ilug.linux.ie
Now, the funny thing is I just got a letter from FG attaching an anti-swpat press release of Avril Doyle’s from last year and saying that’s the party line…’

Oops! ;)

]]> By: Christian van den Bosch http://www.eire.com/2004/fine-gael-supports-software-patents/comment-page-1/#comment-9940 Christian van den Bosch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=102#comment-9940 Here're the letter and attachment... <a href="http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1032.jpg">http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1032.jpg</a> <a href="http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1033.jpg">http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1033.jpg</a> Here’re the letter and attachment…

http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1032.jpg
http://4c.ucc.ie/~cbosch/dscf1033.jpg

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