If you are familiar with software patents and would like to moderate an excellent database of campaign material against software patents, please respond below. This post will be pinned until ESP Wiki is sufficiently moderated.
ESP Wiki was created in 2008 as the main resource for activists, programmers, lawyers, and policy makers with the goal of abolishing software patents. In the past, it has worked as a community forum for FSF’s amicus briefs to courts and has been cited by legal journals and articles. Lately it has gotten some serious updates: a new logo, a modernized theme, better categorization, brand-new custom wiki templates, etc.
It is not required to have a legal background, but you should be at least comfortable with reading legal information. You should also have a general understanding of basic legal procedure around patent law. But even if you don’t know much, this is a great opportunity to learn some interesting details about this topic.
Do not hesitate to contact me at any point; this post will be up for a while.
You can read more about the End Software Patents campaign in the community’s description.
Links:
- End Software Patents (main page)
- ESP Wiki
Hey, I would have loved to be a part of this, but right now, I’m going through some tough times.
Hi, thanks for reaching out. You can still join and contribute whenever you have time :) there are no expectations as this is a volunteer effort. Feel free to get in touch with me via email at panos@gnu.org.