Philippe Aigrain, Who Fought Against Software Patents, Died This Past Weekend

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2021-07-13 21:38:48 UTC
Modified: 2021-07-13 21:38:48 UTC

Activists against European software patents have just lost a dear ally

Jérémie Zimmermann wrote about his friend yesterday (one day after the death): "I just learned that Philippe Aigrain passed away, in his house in the mountains, near Argeles (in the South-West of France). I am so sad.

Philippe had been my inspiration for my research on software patents when I was a student.

Later we co-founded La Quadrature du Net together.

In addition to being an incredibly generous and sensitive person, a great friend, Philippe was a brilliant thinker, philosopher, writer, programmer, strategist, poet...

What a loss for the world... :((((

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Philippe Aigrain, Who Fought Against Software Patents, Died This Past Weekend

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