| Consumer Action
Apr 11 2004 on news Against Software Patents |
from http://www.vitanova.dds.nl :
Consumer Boycot Nokia
Nokia is actively campaigning pro software patents in Europe, and spreading misinformation doing this.
Software patents are bad. They do not protect huge investments in research, they protect trivial ideas. The European Parliament reached a good compromise.
For consumers, software patents lead to higher prices, less choice. For (Open Source) developers, investors and users alike, software patents would mean legal uncertainty: a patent minefield. With the current flood of trivial patents legalized, software innovation would become a dangerous enterprise in Europe.
More info on software patents at FFII.
The Council of Ministers is pushing for unlimited patentability of software, heavily lobbied by patent lawyers. Here Nokia is very active, campaining pro software patents, and spreading http://swpat.ffii.org/news/04/cons0408/index.en.html misinformation doing so. Nokia's behavior is irresponsible. Do you want to buy products from a company that is untrustworthy? I would say no.
I call upon everyone around the world not to buy Nokia products.
You may copy this page.
Imagine many copies of this call for action against Nokia on the web. Nokia makes much more money selling phones than it can from software patents. Nokia is vulnerable: it needs to be hip. It is not hip. It needs to choose. Pro phones, against software patents.
For Nerds only: unite!
Nerds are often in an advising role. Advise against Nokia. Be proud. Use legal ways. And win. Don't let the dinosaurs win. Is this the information age, or not? Defend your freedom. After the Boston Tea party, the Brussels Tea party. Stand up. Make this a revenge of the nerds.
Nokia is out.
Spread the word. |
|  | | Re: a comparision
Apr 5 2004 on content SVG 2 PNG 4 KDE Script |
I do not think that will be useful. Each icon set is different. The way Leinir made his script works probably best for his own work, mine works best for my work. Try it for yourself! |
| | | 2 scripts
Jan 13 2004 on content svg2icons |
There is also another script for this. The svgtoicon script makes smoother icons, the icons the svg2png4kde script makes are sharper. It's a matter of taste. Or may be you like the big ones to be smooth, the smaller ones sharp.
svgtoicons (this)
svg2png4kde:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=10055 |
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| | | Re: Hmm...
Jan 13 2004 on content SVG 2 PNG 4 KDE Script |
"does not give you very nice quality icons"
A bit to bold for my liking. The icons your script produces are more smooth, mine are sharper. It is a matter of taste. |
| | | Re: Hmm...
Jan 12 2004 on content SVG 2 PNG 4 KDE Script |
I didn't know your script existed. I will take a look at it. |
| | | black and white
Jan 29 2002 on content Black & White |
They are meant for visually impaired people too, so, no greyscales, etc! |
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