Dear Supporter of Noepatents.eu.org, Let me thank you for your participation in our web demonstration in the spring. As you know, our efforts ultimately led to the rejection of the proposed software patent directive by the European Parliament. We now have the next opportunity to demonstrate the unpopularity of software patents, and to draw attention to our cause. For the most prestigious awards in EU politics, the "EV50 Europeans of the Year Awards" by the European Voice (an EU-focused weekly newspaper), the jury has nominated two software patent critics, Michel Rocard MEP and NoSoftwarePatents.com founder Florian Mueller. With the power of the Internet, we would like to ensure that our candidates win, and nominees who are in favor of software patents (such as EU commissioner McCreevy) lose. Please participate in the public Internet poll, and you can find voting recommendations and further instructions here: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/vote.html Please display a banner on your website: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/banners.html There is a convenient way to inform your friends by email: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/ev50/notify.html Those materials are available in 12 languages. The language can be chosen from a pull-down menu at the top of the page, or in the list of languages at the bottom of each page. Thank you for your continued support, -- Henrion Benjamin <bh(a)udev.org> Noepatents.eu.org