21 March 2005 -- David Hammerstein, Member of the European Parliament, sent a letter to the Indian Members of Parliament on the subject of the patentability of software, which is subject of a bill tabled in the Indian Parliament on 18 March by Minister for Commerce & Industry Shri Kamal Nath.
Read the letter here http://wiki.ffii.org/Hammerstein050321En
We should send a letter of thanks to the Hon'ble Member of the European Parliament, Mr. David Hammerstein, on the FSF India letter head. Thanks are also due to Holger Blasum, Christian Beauprez, and all the others at ffii.org who made a big difference in strengthening the campaign. Richard Stallman relentlessly and forcefully campaigned against the change, travelled all through India in Feb 2005 speaking against the danger, and also meeting as many leaders as possible to avoid the disaster. There is no way we can thank RMS except by assisting the campaign by FSF against "sofware patents", wherever it is practised.
Regards, Ramanraj.