David and Goliath

I like this picture a lot. As you all probably know I have been a supporter of the “no software patents” campaign.

The “pro software parents” movement, fulled by the resources of big companies and bureaucratic organizations, lobbied heavily.

Although the most known example was the “free ice cream”, they have, also, used a boat to ask for support of the “CII Directive”.

The “no software patents movement”, is mainly rooted in small size companies, almost all programmers and in academia.

Although the odds seem to favor the first, the “no software patents” has shown a lot of imagination. In the image, they got their own boat and allowed the photographer to capture the picture.

And the "CII Directive" was NOT approved.