[KLUG Members] Knoppix notice -- effects of patentson Free Software....

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> Thought you might like to read this from the Knoppix website:
> Closed because of "Software-Patents"
> In the next few days, the European Parliament will decide about the
> legalisation and adoption of so-called "software patents" in Europe, which
> are already used by large companies in other countries to put competitors
> out of business. This can lead to the termination of many software projects

This has been roving around free-software sites for awhile.  I've seen it on
freshrpms and rpmfind.  I understand the protest sentiment, but it is really
annoying when you need a *$&@(@) package.