Just Say No… to Software Patents

As you’ve probably noticed, the root pages of both PlanetJK.com and vice.PlanetJK.com have been redirected in protest of pending European software patents. Apparently they’re trying to allow for patenting of things all the way down to the source code level. To quote someone else’s example, its like Betty Crocker putting a patent on the phrase “stir in 1 cup milk.”

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