Opponents of software patenting fear that the European Computer Implemented Inventions Directive is about to be adopted, but the EC is denying the claim.
The European Parliament (EP) agreed on Wednesday that the EU Council did not break procedural rules when it adopted the software patent directive earlier this month.
European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy is making a 'final effort' to push through the proposal for an EU-wide patent.
In the latest twist, it looks like the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive now will not now be revised by the EC. Campaigners say they are furious.
Several open source luminaries have issued a warning over the implications of software patents, and the possibility of Microsoft unleashing 'patent WMDs' when it realises its business model is no longer viable.
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop.
MySQL chief Marten Mickos discusses software patents, Oracle, making money with open source and why his company is the Ikea of the database world.
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