[Openstandaarden] Demonstration against swpat on 2 June, Brussels, help needed

[Henrion Benjamin]

Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org> [050519]:
> On Thu, 19 May 2005, Henrion Benjamin wrote:
> > people developping and using software."
>          ^^^^^^^^^^^
> 	 developing
> 
> > Last 7th March 2005, the Luxembourg presidency has used magical
>                                                           ^^^^^^^
> > procedure to get the common position formally approved, against the will
>   ^^^^^^^^^
> 
> controversial?
> illegal? (was it illegal?)
> inappropriate?

Mr Verwighen claim that the Council has used rule 3.8:

http://wiki.ffii.org/Verwilghen050322En

But nobody knows how.

"Council decides otherwise" means you need 13 countries to decide
otherwise. No one has seen those 13 countries.

-- 
Benjamin Henrion <bh at udev.org>
http://bh.udev.org
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