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On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 11:43:09AM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > Don't compare hardware patents for physical inventions (ones that > you can trip over / walk into) with software that is a form of > speech. I am aware of the distinction. I thought I'd make the point that patents don't work very well for inventions either. cf http://www.researchoninnovation.org/patent.pdf > Arguing from the physical invention stand point will only lead to confusion > about what is and what is not a software patent. I wasn't intending to argue anything and I don't want to cause confusion but thanks for the exposition anyway. Tony Sumner -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html