Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
This seems like a very good idea.
I'd like to blog this and forward it to a few lists. Before I do, does anyone have any comments on this?
Yes, I think it is very important to hit TM as hard as we can. See http://www.scriptumlibre.org/Call_for_IT_Professionals
Or a quote: "How important is this boycott?
It is of critical importance to all copyleft and all copyright developers that are not able to strike back after an attack with software patents as Trend Micro did. Do everything you can to make this boycott a success, put banners on your site and spread the url http://www.scriptumlibre.org/Boycott_Trend_Micro . See Call for IT Professionals for details. The main message: If this boycott is not successful we give a sign that software patents are a great way to exterminate susceptible competitors. The main objective of this boycott is to stop the threat of software patents.
Summarized: Software patent attacks are a problem for both copyleft and copyright developers. Software patent holders don't care whether the competitor that should be eliminated is oriented copyleft or copyright."