Software patents [was: Re: Programmers Wanted..]

[Miklós]

Well, I don't have a hostile stance against software patents per se.
However I have yet to see a single case when I see a software patent as
justified.
You know about the "progress bar" case, don't you?
I think real innovations are of mathematical nature. And mathematics (or
science) cannot/mustn't
be patented.

Fake, business motivated patents jeopardize will the whole IT industry, at
least in the States.
Fortunately the fight against software patents seem to show some success in
the European Union. :)

Best,
 Miklós


"Stan Schwartz" <CGStartup at earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Miklós" <nospam at nowhere.hu> wrote in message
news:<bvh1eq$jjr$1 at namru.matavnet.hu>...
> > Software patents are evil.
> > Hell to them.
>
> At one point I would have agreed with you, and I
> agree that a fair number of software patents unfairly
> take credit for work that was already in the public
> domain.  Do you think patents are ever justified?
> Stan