Tim Bray Finds An Affinity Between Patents And OSS 209
Manuzhai writes "Tim Bray, of XML co-invention fame, is writing about software patents and Open Source software today. While he deprecates the 'business-method' patents like one-click ordering, he thinks some (Open) source code could tell the truth about a patent application: 'In fact, in an ideal world, I'd rewrite the law to allow software patents but require a working Open-Source implementation as a condition of getting one.'"
Patenting of laws (Score:5, Funny)
If patents boost innovation and improve quality of life
Technically existing business process patents can be utilized to patent laws.
Anyway, nuff said
Inconthievable (Score:2, Funny)
"...While he deprecates the 'business-method' patents like one-click ordering..."
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
IM