On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 15:52 -0500, Rob wrote: > On Wed February 22 2006 22:14, Jan Depner wrote: > > Lee, I think you're preaching to those who feel they have > > a right to anything merely because they want it. > > I guess if you can't come up with a solid argument in favor of > pretending bits are atoms, ad-hominem attacks will have to do. > Rob, I already answered that question. If you didn't understand it I'm sorry. Are you saying that all programs are just integers and no one should be able to copyright them? -- Jan 'Evil Twin' Depner The Fuzzy Dice http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/fuzzy.html "As we enjoy great advantages from the invention of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously." Benjamin Franklin, on declining patents offered by the governor of Pennsylvania for his "Pennsylvania Fireplace", c. 1744