[MPlayer-DOCS] CVS: homepage index.html,1.17,1.18

Tue Mar 22 11:09:14 CET 2005

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS

Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage
In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv18768

Modified Files:
	index.html 
Log Message:
Add more details and clarify the text, border padding.


Index: index.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18

--- index.html	13 Mar 2005 14:12:52 -0000	1.17
+++ index.html	22 Mar 2005 10:09:12 -0000	1.18
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="design7/default.css">
 </head>
 
-<body>
+<body style="padding:1em;">
 
 <h1>Closed for patent infringement</h1>
 
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-	The European commission has just passed its directive on software
-	patents, violating democratic rules and procedures to the sole
-	benefit of big non-European corporation and Ireland and to the
-	detriment of small and medium sized businesses (which comprise 99%
-	of the European software industry) and free software.
+	Multimedia is a patent minefield. All important techniques and formats
+	are covered by broad and trivial patents that are harming progress and
+	alternative implementations, such as free software multimedia players.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	The European commission has just passed its directive
+	on software patents,
+	<a href="http://wiki.ffii.org/Cons050307En">violating democratic rules and procedures</a>
+	to the sole benefit of big non-European corporation and Ireland and
+	to the detriment of small and medium sized businesses (which comprise
+	99% of the European software industry) and free software.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -37,10 +44,19 @@
 	But not all is lost yet as long as <strong>you</strong> decide it is
 	time to make a difference and take action. This is our last opportunity
 	to fend off software patents worldwide, there will be no second chance
-	for the foreseeable future. Contact your local EU representatives and
-	educate them why software patents are bad and why they
-	<strong>must</strong> attend that parliament session to vote against
-	them. For in-depth information and starting points to get active visit
+	for the foreseeable future.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<a href="http://petition.eurolinux.org">Signing petitions</a> will not
+	suffice. Contact your local EU representatives and educate them why
+	<a href="http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Patents/industry-at-risk.html">software patents are a bad idea in the first place</a>
+	and why they <strong>must</strong> attend that parliament session to
+	vote against them. Make it clear that they need to stop the
+	<a href="http://wiki.ffii.org/LtrFfiiCons050308En">machinations of the EU council</a>
+	and reaffirm the power of the EU parliament, the only democratically
+	elected EU institution.
+	For in-depth information and starting points to get active visit the
 	<a href="http://swpat.ffii.org">software patent page of the FFII
 	(Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure)</a> and
 	<a href="http://nosoftwarepatents.com">NoSoftwarePatents.com</a>.


