Hadron wrote:
> Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> George Barca wrote:
>>
>>> I'll bet China can't wait for the patent system to break down.
>>
>>
>> Software patents represent a derangement of innovative processes and a
>> significant impediment to progress in software and in technology
>> generally.
>
> They also make people think twice about stealing other people's work.
No. That is what copyright is for.
Patents serve only as a barrier to entire segments of software to others.
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