On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Bryan J. Smith wrote: > I completely disagree. There are countless, innovative software patents > in many areas -- especially 3D, semiconductor, etc... You can't start > eliminating software patents altogether without throwing away a lot of > innovation. I've seen no evidence that software patents actually promote innovation, and neither have the various studies commissioned by a number of governments. Also, I can't think of a single piece of software that wouldn't have been invented if it weren't for the existance of patents. Not a single one... -- The Theory of Escalating Commitment: "The cost of continuing mistakes is borne by others, while the cost of admitting mistakes is borne by yourself." -- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
