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My understanding is the same as Ken's.  Enough amendments went in to
make the law unpalatable to both sides of the issue.  For instance, in
the usually very clear and precise coverage in LinuxWeeklyNews
(subscription required until Thursday, I think)
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://lwn.net/Articles/142903/";>http://lwn.net/Articles/142903/</a>

&quot;This vote is not a result of a sudden general understanding that
software patents are a bad idea. In the end, most parties went against
the directive because (1) it had been amended to the point that nobody
liked it anymore, and (2) the parliament was not pleased with how it
had been treated by the European Council. So the vote should not be
seen as a definitive statement from Europe on software patents; it
also should not be seen as the end of the debate.&quot;

Michael


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