Sunday, June 27, 2010

Software patents coming to NZ

Further to my post last month, it appears the NZ government has done a u-turn on software patents and has decided, in the face of plenty of evidence to the contrary, we need them after all. What I found most surprising is the relative speed with which MP Simon Power did his flip flop. Going against a long and considered select committee process, Power was swayed by a guy who appears to be happy to admit that he doesn't know much about SW patents, and that, in fact, he is "not well informed on the software patents issue - he had his PA prepare his briefing on it."
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  1. UnknownJune 29, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    You may wish to view\comment\respond to this reaction to a rather mild suggestion of using Open Source in schools: http://www.guardian.co.uk/classroom-innovation/the-assembly-month-three?showallcomments=true#CommentKey:2e647118-0d18-4095-9717-1a3e1a79f424

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  2. mosborne01July 1, 2010 at 1:24 AM

    Thanks Philip. My comment:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/classroom-innovation/the-assembly-month-three?showallcomments=true#CommentKey:bea7e315-9908-4304-be36-aa93c0870c8f

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