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Really disgusting. One only has to hope that one day people will be able to abolish software patents altogether, as they managed to abolish slavery
I don't think the OP was really intending any equivalence by saying the above but maybe simply hinting that both are simply completely unnecessary; 'owning' another human -barbaric and completely unnecessary.
it's also completely unnecessary having legislation in a supposedly free and civilised world allowing 'ownership' of formulae or pretty simple code that could can and will be repeatedly 'reinvented' within the minds of many successive coders but are 'enslaved' for want of a better phrase by the software patent holder.
I think shmerl's analogy was fair enough really(without over thinking it!) and that it is you over reacting or over analysing really -maybe trolling for a further reaction like mine perhaps. apologies if I've just fed you
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Yes because patenting code is exactly like owning a human being.</sarcasm>
This sort of comment actually sickens me when there is still real world slavery in existence and you liken some f--king computer code to someone's life.
You are a f--king idiot.
Edited 2012-08-26 10:28 UTC