The LU page for this can be found here, but please read further to get more info about
this action :
http://www.linux.lu/wiki/index.php/FFIILetterAndPostCardAction
Thanks for our help !
For LiLux asbl,
pst
----- Forwarded message from Lars Noschinski <lars(a)public.noschinski.de> -----
Hello!
As some as you may have read on bxl, yesterday the 20th and last
translation of the Councils proposal for a directive "on the
patentability of computer-implemented inventions" (better known as
software patents) appeared on the councils website:
http://register.consilium.eu.int/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&…
For the delivery of the Urgent Call this means, the countdown has been
started. After a six week period, the Council can formally adopt this
political agreement, so this bad proposal will go the the Parliament
again.
To reach our aim of reversing the 18 May Council's decision, we have
prepared the Urgent Call
http://swpat.ffii.org/xatra/cons0406
an appeal to the national governments and parliaments to prevent the
formal adoption of the May 18 Council's Decision and work on that
directive on political (not bureaucratic) point of view.
To be most effective, the UC must be delivered in all European
countries. Some are partly finished, a few (Greece and France) are
already done, but there are also some countries where nobody started it
yet.
If you don't want to software patents, this is a task where you can
reach something meaningful.
How can I participate?
======================
Nice to know there is so much support :)
At first, you should find out, who's working on it in your country yet
and contact him/her. You find this information on
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrCons0406En
and your countries page linked from there may be information about the
current state and open tasks. You can contact me, if you're missing the
mail addresses.
If you need support, consilium-parl will be glad to help you. How to
subscribe is described on:
http://lists.ffii.org/mailman/listinfo/consilium-parl
Nobody is taking care of it in my country!
==========================================
That's the hard case. Fortunately, you can build on the preparations
made in other countries.
As you'll most certainly have questions and to stay informed,
consilium-parl will be useful. Also, having 1-2 or more persons
supporting you will make it easier.
For collaborative work, there is a national wiki page, linked from
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrConsRecv0406En
If you start working on it, please drop me a note, so I know somebody is
taking care of it and I can rest easy ;)
What's to be done?
==================
For the delivery of the Urgent Call, some basic tasks must be done:
* Collect the documents to send.
The Urgent Call consists of the letter itself and some accompagning
appendixes. The letter itself should be translated and typesetted. As
time is running out now, I suggest not to translate the appendixes
anymore, just use one of the translated versions, they are listed on
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrCons0406En, just like the instructions for
translating
* Find recipients
For the beginning, collect 4-5 recipients (Head of state, head of
parliament, concerned minister(s), (concerned MP)). List them with
their addresses (post + phone if possible) on your national wiki page.
If you started sending, you may extend this list to reach more people,
but as we don't have much time, I suggest to start with a few.
* Customizing
Either you write a cover letter or you customize the letter to address
it to each specific recipient (a "Dear Mr. President, ..." may be
enough). Put a pdf online for every version.
* Sending
See also:
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrConsSend0406En
Send it as a letter to each recipient. Phone them a few days later to
ensure, that they received and read it. If there is a signatory from
your country, he/she/it should be able to forward it too (CEA-PME has
members in many european countries, this may be worth a look). Also
other FFII supporters should spread it. If they write a short,
personal cover letter, it'll improve attention.
Links about the Urgent Call
===========================
* The Urgent Call
http://swpat.ffii.org/xatra/cons0406
* Reversal of the Council's decision
http://kwiki.ffii.org/ConsReversEn
* Main project page / news
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrCons0406En
* Delivery organisation page (with links to national organisation pages)
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrConsRecv0406En
* Sending instructions / results
http://kwiki.ffii.org/LtrConsSend0406En
Thank you for reading this long mail!
Lars Noschinski, project leader Urgent Call
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----- End forwarded message -----
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