Dear Supporter of
Noepatents.eu.org,
Let me thank you for your participation in our web demonstration in the
spring. As you know, our efforts ultimately led to the rejection of the
proposed software patent directive by the European Parliament.
We now have the next opportunity to demonstrate the unpopularity of software
patents, and to draw attention to our cause. For the most prestigious
awards in EU politics, the "EV50 Europeans of the Year Awards" by the
European Voice (an EU-focused weekly newspaper), the jury has nominated two
software patent critics, Michel Rocard MEP and
NoSoftwarePatents.com founder
Florian Mueller.
With the power of the Internet, we would like to ensure that our candidates
win, and nominees who are in favor of software patents (such as EU
commissioner McCreevy) lose. Please participate in the public Internet
poll, and you can find voting recommendations and further instructions here:
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/vote.html
Please display a banner on your website:
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/banners.html
There is a convenient way to inform your friends by email:
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/notify.html
Those materials are available in 12 languages. The language can be chosen
from a pull-down menu at the top of the page, or in the list of languages at
the bottom of each page.
Thank you for your continued support,
--
Henrion Benjamin <bh(a)udev.org>
Noepatents.eu.org