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Article #72714Re: that drawn-out on-going discussion
From: `Grave' Dave Gymer
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1992 12:25
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1992 12:25
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In article <gcJJeB14w164w@mantis.co.uk> en font terrible <mathew@mantis.co.uk> writes: >No, but you get to watch the computer perform the task, just as you get >to watch the plumber perform the task. You can take notes on how the >software behaves, write books explaining it, tell your friends how to >perform the same tasks with their software, even create your own competing >software product to do the same things. > >You can't look at the source for the program, no. But then, you can't >examine the books your plumber studied in order to get his knowledge. >You can't demand access to whatever schools or teaching courses he >attended. A plumber isn't going to slap a look-and-feel suite on you, though. That's another issue, of course. -- `Grave' Dave Gymer | "My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies 42 St Mary's Park, | Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die Louth, Lincs, | I can fly - my friends" - Queen LN11 0EF, ENGLAND | In memory.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,cf42a4f5e2fb550e X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-01-15 11:21:50 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!warwick!nott-cs!dpg From: dpg@cs.nott.ac.uk (`Grave' Dave Gymer) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: that drawn-out on-going discussion Message-ID: <1992Jan15.122538.17249@cs.nott.ac.uk> Date: 15 Jan 92 12:25:38 GMT References: <MIB.92Jan13181301@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <gcJJeB14w164w@mantis.co.uk> Organization: Nottingham University Lines: 19