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Bill: Open Source!
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2116
Description[?]:
| Once again, Govt. regulation is crippling legitamate business! Lets allow our geeks to thrive in an atmosphere of cooperative piracy! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:29:09, September 24, 2005 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Open Source! |
| Message | Geeks! |
| Date | 21:45:16, September 24, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Open Source! |
| Message | People deserve the right to their creations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 172 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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