From lojbab@lojban.org Thu Dec 06 04:02:39 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojbab@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_2); 6 Dec 2001 12:02:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 45609 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2001 12:02:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m8.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 6 Dec 2001 12:02:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO stmpy-2.cais.net) (205.252.14.72) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 Dec 2001 12:02:39 -0000 Received: from bob.lojban.org (199.dynamic.cais.com [207.226.56.199]) by stmpy-2.cais.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fB6C2Si17965; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 07:02:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20011206065129.00ba3ed0@pop.cais.com> X-Sender: vir1036@pop.cais.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 07:02:16 -0500 To: PILCH Hartmut , lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] eurolinux proposing lojban for community patent Cc: llg-board@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <200112060812.fB68CMf02394@mulix.oas.a2e.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed From: "Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=1120595 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbab At 09:12 AM 12/6/01 +0100, PILCH Hartmut wrote: >The > > Eurolinux Position on the Community Patent > http://www.eurolinux.org/news/cpat01B/ > >mentions Lojban as one possible intermediate language useful for >providing reliable machine translated versions while at the same time >disambiguating patent language. > >As a whole, the position is about creating a decentral and balanced >system and avoiding uncontrollable transnational bureaucracies. > >I wonder if the Logical Language Group would like to support the whole >position paper by being mentioned among the signatories, see list. > >In any case you may wish to help spread the word to Euro MPs. A group >of them seems ready to support the whole position. > >Publication is imminent, because the subject is hot these days. The LLG membership has passed a resolution supporting your efforts in this. I'm not sure we have any position on the political matter of which bureaucracy will manage it. I am asking the Board whether they feel we can sign the document. (Board members get back to me ASAP please). lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org