<div dir="ltr">Maybe we should sign?<br><br><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Nicholas Merrill</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@calyx.com">lists@calyx.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 2:01 PM<br>Subject: [liberationtech] Call for free software projects ( and other types of organizations ) to sign an anti-patent-troll pledge<br>To: liberationtech <<a href="mailto:liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu">liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
The Calyx Institute is running a campaign to try to get 40
organizations to sign a pledge against patent troll lawsuits
directed against Linux, Android, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Tor Project and
dozens of other free software projects and organizations<br>
<br>
What if your organization isn't one that develops software or holds
software patents? That's OK ! We still would like your
organization to sign the pledge.<br>
<br>
Even if you run a supermarket, a social network or a workers union,
we are very happy with your organization becoming a member of the
community supporting patent non-aggression. Open source is
everywhere (from the cash register running on GNU/Linux, the server
that hosts your website and mail or the medical equipment measuring
your lung capacity). Everyone should be able to use these open
source packages donated by their creators without thinking twice. By
joining, you make a difference.<br>
<br>
The link to the pledge, and associated FAQ's is at the following
URL: <a href="https://nlnet.nl/help/" target="_blank">https://nlnet.nl/help/</a><br>
<br>
It's really easy to do, it should take less than 5 minutes.<br>
<br>
Just click the URL, click on the 'Sign me up' button, then fill out
your project or organization's information, and just be sure to do
what it says in the confirmation email ( which comes from a totally
different domain )<br>
<br>
The subject of the email should be something like "OIN license
agreement for you" from <a href="mailto:licenseesign@openinventionnetwork.com" target="_blank">licenseesign@openinventionnetwork.com</a><br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
Nick<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Nicholas Merrill
Executive Director
The Calyx Institute
287 Spring Street
New York, NY 10013
Jabber: <a href="mailto:nick@calyxinstitute.org" target="_blank">nick@calyxinstitute.org</a>
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