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Article #549Re: Why I do not support GNU
From: Russ Nelson
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1989 13:44
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1989 13:44
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In article <PK.89Oct17113044@kaarne.tut.fi> pk@tut.fi (Kellom{ki Pertti) writes:
Russ> But of course, the same thing goes on all the time. For the
Russ> most part, the second manufacturer of a product can steal
^^^^^
Russ> most of the ideas from the first product. Why should
Russ> software be different?
I understand that you didn't literally mean 'steal', but there is a
point in there. Ideas are abstract, and 'stealing' of them is hard to
define, if necessary at all. Software, on the other hand, is an
implementation of ideas. ...
True, but Apple wants it the other way. They want the ideas behind the
software (the "look and feel") to be protectable.
--
--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])
Live up to the light thou hast, and more will be granted thee.
A recession now appears more than 2 years away -- John D. Mathon, 4 Oct 1989.
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