[Fsfe-france] Widespread opposition to software patenting is being ignored by European Parliament

[Xavier Roche]

Un article reporte par ZDNet UK, qui indique que le parlement europeen se 
ficherait royalement des opposants aux brevets sur les logiciels, et aurait 
deja decide de les faire passer. La seule question restant en suspens est sous 
quelle forme.

(extrait)
(..) "some form of software patenting would be introduced, regardless of the 
fact that the consultation showed heated opposition to such patents."
(..)
"We were briefed that a position that was in total opposition to patents would 
be discarded, that that was not a position they were prepared to take," Banahan 
said. "The position was, given that there will be software patents, what kind 
will there be? It was presented as a done deal."

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t272-s2136651,00.html