Monday, June 27, 2005

ElectricNews.net:News:Irish developers sound patents warning

ElectricNews.net:News:Irish developers sound patents warning: "'We are 100 percent opposed,' said Fergal Breen, founder member and manager of IrishDev. 'We're the programmers, we're the people actually affected by this, and we are strongly opposed.'

He claims that it is mainly larger enterprises such as Microsoft and Sun that are in favour of the new directive, and that the R&D sector will be dramatically affected if the proposed directive goes ahead. 'It will stifle innovation and it will decrease competition,' he said."

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