European patent protesters: 'Innovation--yes!'

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Just don't tell them your algorithm

If you have a truely innovation algorithm, then why are you giving it away?

Its not obvious from examining 4 million instruction programs how they work, at an instruction a second it would take a year simply to read it through!

If it was obvious from examining the binaries then why have closed source at all? Obviously companies have closed source because hiding the source hides the algorithm! If showing the binaries was showing the algorithm behind them, then there would be no purpose in keeping the source closed!

It also follows that you can't have patents in that situation, because patents require disclosed and the ability to determing prior art. Neither of which is possible in a closed source world.

"Nextel's in business as they had a 10 year patent on their walkie/talkie feature, but would they have ever had a chance if Sprint and Verizon were allowed to incorporate that feature into their phones"

"How could a small software company every become a giant software company without patents"....say all the giant software companies! The self contradition in that is obvious. Microsoft says it can't develop software without incentive, and each quarter reports how its rolling in incentive.

"As a small company, why pay a salary, benifits, vacation and what not to a bunch of people to"

I run a small European company and I develop software, I don't believe you do. I'll show you mine if you'll show me your not a turfer.

Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 02/18/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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