Richard Stallman: Limit the Effect of Software Patents 257
An anonymous reader writes "We can't get rid of software patents, says Richard Stallman, but we could change how they apply to creating and using software and hardware. In an editorial at Wired, he advocates for a legislative solution to the patent wars that would protect both developers and users. Quoting: 'We should legislate that developing, distributing, or running a program on generally used computing hardware does not constitute patent infringement. This approach has several advantages: —It doesn't require classifying patents or patent applications as "software" or "not software." —It provides developers and users with protection from both existing and potential future computational idea patents. —Patent lawyers can't defeat the intended effect by writing applications differently.'"
Re:Right on (Score:4, Funny)
eval "Richard Stallman"
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Re:The lawyers themselves are just soldiers for hi (Score:3, Funny)
The scorpion and the turtle
Damn, they have armor-piercing scorpions now?