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> Most agree that patents are a good thing No, not software patents: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552740 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552740
by devx 13y ago
> Most agree that patents are a good thing
No, not software patents:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552740 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552740
- throwawaykf 13y ago1. There's no such thing as "software patents", legally speaking. 2. I'd love to know how many people voting on that poll meet the following criteria: a) know what claims are; b) did their own research rather than parroting what others say. My point is always this: if we really are nerds, we should know what we're talking about, and woefully few of us meet that criteria when it comes to patents.