Mtukaki

Tukaki quote for software patent debate

Mtukaki, I moved your contribution to software patent debate here because I think it's an important quote, but it probably could use a little refinement before passing muster with some of the other editors, particularly on such a contentious page.

It appears that you are quoting yourself. That's OK, but it means that the quote will get greater scruitiny. It would be helpful if your quote could be cited to a publication, such as a newspaper. I was only able to find the quote from a blog comment [1]. Did this quote appear anywhere else?

If there is no other source, are there any other notable persons from New Zeeland who you could quote? I feel it is important to get a more global view in the article and a NZ quote would help.

What patent are you referring to? What ever happened to it?

Regards, --Nowa 10:54, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Matthew Tukaki, Head of Sanseman Government 2003

"We can not allow a foreign company to dictate the terms of our trade or how we conduct business in a global environment, but more to the point is the fact that this Patent should never have been granted in the first place. This country is very fortunate that we have a last port of call in that at the eleventh hour, upon finding out that this Patent was about to be sealed, I had the ability to apply for an extension of time so we as a business community could file a comprehensive notice of opposition. We must do all in our power to ensure that this Patent is never sealed and that any other Patents that are similar in its threats should be located and dealt with in a similar way."

Reverted edits to Warning System

The content you added to the context section of Warning system were not appropriate to this section of the article. I am not sure they even belong in that article at all. A separate article may be warranted, provided the subject meets notability requirements. Please contact me if you wish to discuss this. Jerry 03:37, 15 April 2007 (UTC)