Being on various lists concerning EU software pattents that have been effectively warning me to raise my voice in the past, has falsly put my mind to rest. So much is indicated by the big surprise showing from some messages reaching me this morning:

I couldn't help wondering where the various Flemish political formations were when this was happening, so I made my round of the main f o u r and just asked the question... I'm quite sure at best this will be a test for how e-responsive they all are. Will keep you posted.

In the mean time I found it quite ammusing to check what their servers are running :-) Of course this is probably just their ISP's choosing, and hardly to be seen as a political statement, but hey :-)

• sp-a - vld - cd&v - vb

Anyways, a special message to my special pick, the Flemish socialists: "it will obvisouly, boys and girls, not suffice to be putting pro open source slogans in Humo in the runner up of the next ellections"... Gosh, I'll have to vote Solidarnosk next!

Anyways, I see the efficiency of the OSS machinery at work already (more messages!). Just guessing, but there is a fine share of european officials to be getting loads of email today :-) Mine is under way, yours would help as well.

Finally: I'm instantly considering to go on vacation in a Polish rural area this year! Thanks dudes.

update Follow up on the reactions from the political parties on my question via email: (my mails went out Fri 21/1 11h (am)

1. 13:12 from cd&v: administrative reply, partly standard friendlyness but also indicating it's been routed to the appropriate persons in the european fraction.
2. monday 24/1 15:56 from vld: same kind of reply indicating it's being dealt with by the administration of Minister Verwilghen, who they transferred my message (he already received my fax, hope that doesn't confuse him too much ;-))
3. tuesday 25/1... still waiting on the two parties that proclaim to be closer to the vox populy...
4. tuesday 25/1 15:11 the message-routing-person of vb lets me know that their eu representative Philip Claeys is reading my message now.