Please help the french (Score 1)

The French government is planning a law against Open Source means of sharing information on the web. It is supposed to encourage people to share copyrighted music without a licence. Only software allowing restrictions - concerning the data being transmitted - to be enforced would be legal. Open Source software doesn't fit this criteria, as the coded restrictions can always be deleted from the code. This law has been declared urgent by the government under pressure from the music industry and is scheduled to be presented to parliament on December 20 and 21, 2005. When most MPs won't be there. Please help us by signing the petition on http://eucd.info/petitions/index.php?petition=2 It's in french, but you just have to click "Signer la pétition" and to fill in your name, profession (optional) and email. A email asking for confirmation will be sent to you and you have to click on the confirmation link they give for your signature to be validated. Please pass on this information. It is NOT a spam or a hoax or a joke. Unfortunately... Mariane