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- <H1><A NAME="SEC14" HREF="gnu_bulletin_toc.html#SEC14">What is the LPF?</A></H1>
- <P>
- The League for Programming Freedom (LPF) aims to protect the freedom
- to write software. This freedom is threatened by "look-and-feel"
- interface copyright lawsuits and by software patents. The LPF does not
- endorse free software or the FSF.
- <P>
- The League's members include programmers, entrepreneurs, students,
- professors, and even software companies.
- <P>
- From the League membership form:
- <P>
- <BLOCKQUOTE>
- The League for Programming Freedom is a grass-roots organization of
- professors, students, business people, programmers, and users dedicated
- to bringing back the freedom to write programs. The League is not
- opposed to the legal system that Congress intended--copyright on
- individual programs. Our aim is to reverse the recent changes made by
- judges in response to special interests.
- <P>
- Membership dues in the League are $42 per year for programmers, managers
- and professionals; $10.50 for students; $21 for others.
- </BLOCKQUOTE>
- <P>
- To join, please send a check and the following information:
- <P>
- <UL>
- <UL>
- <LI>
- Your name and phone numbers (home, work, or both).
- <P>
- <LI>
- The address to use for League mailings, a few each year (please indicate
- whether it is your home address or your work address).
- <P>
- <LI>
- The company you work for, and your position.
- <P>
- <LI>
- Your email address, so the League can contact you for political action.
- (If you don't want to be contacted for this, please say so, but please
- provide your email address anyway.)
- <P>
- <LI>
- Please mention anything about you which would enable your<BR> endorsement
- of LPF to impress the public.
- <P>
- <LI>
- Please say whether you would like to help with LPF activities.
- <P>
- </UL>
- </UL>
- <P>
- The League is not connected with the Free Software Foundation and is not
- itself a free software organization. The FSF supports the LPF because,
- like any software developer smaller than IBM, it is endangered by
- software patents. You are in danger too! It would be easy to ignore
- the problem until you or your employer is sued, but it is more prudent
- to organize before that happens.
- <P>
- If you haven't made up your mind yet, write to LPF for more information,
- or send Internet mail to <CODE>lpf@uunet.uu.net</CODE>. The address is:
- <P>
- <PRE>
- League for Programming Freedom <CODE>lpf@uunet.uu.net</CODE> 1
- Kendall Square #143 P.O. Box 9171 Cambridge, MA 02139
- USA Phone: (617) 243-4091
- </PRE>
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