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Article #73449Re: What is software? (re patents)
From: Raul Rockwell
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1991 22:36
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1991 22:36
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L. Peter Deutsch: Since I've gone this far, I will say what I think the real issues are. Please read them carefully, because they will be very easy to distort or over-simplify in the heat of discussion. [several statements follow, of which the simplest is:] - Whether the present U.S. patent system in general serves society well. It is extremely difficult to argue for anything like a complete erasure of the patent system. Or, more generally, it is extremely difficult to argue for any sort of radical government change. [Gorbachev's accomplishments being the most notable peaceful counterexample.] Personally, I'd try and get the silliness about software patents remedied before I went out to take on the entire patent system. This is not a deeply held philosophy, however. At least, not in my case. -- Raul <rockwell@socrates.umd.edu>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,cdb3af00096db891 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-09-08 14:51:07 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wupost!udel!haven.umd.edu!socrates.umd.edu!socrates!rockwell From: rockwell@socrates.umd.edu (Raul Rockwell) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: What is software? (re patents) Message-ID: <ROCKWELL.91Sep8173606@socrates.umd.edu> Date: 8 Sep 91 22:36:06 GMT References: <107.UUL1.3#5127@aladdin.com> Sender: rockwell@socrates.umd.edu (Raul Rockwell) Organization: Traveller Lines: 24 In-Reply-To: ghost@aladdin.com's message of 8 Sep 91 15: 12:24 GMT