Software patents help

Napalm Llama · 04-04-2005, 12:24 PM

Hello there. I'm trying to write a letter to my MEP explaining the folly of software patents, but I really don't know how to start or what to put in.

Are there any guides or templates out there that I can use?

I don't want to simply print off a pre-written letter, but unfortunately I don't know enough to write my own from scratch...

Mara · 04-04-2005, 05:53 PM

Start from http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com Covers many important point. Read it, it may be easier to write after.

Napalm Llama · 04-04-2005, 06:10 PM

I did read it, but there's so much information, and it's a long time since I've written an actual letter.

I just need a kind of framework with the basic facts presented in a mature way, so that my MEP can understand them without feeling patronised.

AlexV · 04-05-2005, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by Napalm Llama
I did read it, but there's so much information, and it's a long time since I've written an actual letter.

Hehe, yup I know how that goes! Maybe a good place to start would be with On Writing Well by William Zinsser.

Good Luck