"So anything created by a drill, wood crafting tools are not patentable as you are just using tools designed to be used in that manner."
I can patent a particular birdhouse design, but I can't patent the method in which I hold the drill and pull the trigger to make a hole in a piece of wood. Just like I shouldn't be able to patent the method in which I tell a computer to perform a series of actions to produce a particular output.
"No because that is a BS example."
How is that BS? Computer software and calculator button-pressing are both examples of entering a sequence of instructions into a computing device using the input method specific to the particular device. Does it make any difference if the CPU instructions are created in a text editor and managed by the Linux kernel or manually entered via front-panel toggle switches?
It's not about using existing tools to create a new widget, it's about using existing tools. Software is not a new widget. It's not a new configuration of an existing widget either, since a general-purpose CPU is, by definition, designed to be configured in a finite number of ways using a pre-defined set of instructions to move from one state to another. Just because I input one particular permutation of instructions doesn't mean I've created a new widget.
I can patent a birdhouse design, but I can't patent the act of holding a drill perpendicular to a piece of wood and pulling the trigger in order to drill a hole.
I've asked before and I've never gotten a good answer. How can you patent the act of using something in exactly the manner in which it was designed to be used? A computer is designed to execute an arbitrary series of pre-defined instructions. That's it's only function. Software is just a list of such instructions. How is that patentable? It's not a new invention. It's not an extension of the original device. It's like patenting the act of driving a nail with a hammer, or letting fresh air into a room by opening a window.
Say a particular calculator is patented, and I patent the act of entering 2+2 on it. Then someone else comes by and patents the act of entering (3+7)/2. Hey, it's an innovative new application of an existing device!
How can you patent the act of using something in exactly the way it was designed to be used? The entire reason for the existence of a general-purpose processor is to execute an arbitrary series of pre-defined instructions. Software is just an ordered list of such instructions. It seems like patenting the act of driving a nail with a claw hammer.
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It's a tank. You've got a taser. Good humour is the best way to handle this situation, don't you think? Unless you've got the facility to radio in an airstrike.
I think LAPD has implemented a preliminary test program.
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces
You're 99% correct in everything in your post but you incorrectly emphasized this phrase, changing it's meaning and scope. There is only one power being expressed here -- the "government and regulation" of the army and navy.
any CPU released in the last few years + 2 gigs of memory (4 gigs better - splurge on the extra $40) will run VS fine.
Your recommended specs for a glorified text editor made me snort milk out of my nose. I hadn't done that since the 1st grade. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
And I learned something new today - that water vapor is a greenhouse gas and is a factor in the planet's temperature regulation. I guess that seems like a fairly elementary fact, but I never had cause to consider it before.
I didn't know I had a problem -- real or imaginary. I don't know anything about global warming, but if you wanna call me an idiot across the internet I guess I'm fine with that. I was asking because I'm no scientist and I've never heard of water referred to as a greenhouse gas. I took physics and chemistry in high school, but that's pretty much the extent of my knowledge of atmospheric dynamics.
You, however, seem to have a rather large chip on your shoulder.
Yes, I wish the Solaris 10 SAMP stack was easier to work with, but it does work, and is getting better. Veering off topic here, but as someone who makes a living setting up and maintaining Solaris and RHEL systems (among others) I'm interested to hear what you consider to be hard or inferior about AMP on Solaris 10 compared to RHEL.
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"So anything created by a drill, wood crafting tools are not patentable as you are just using tools designed to be used in that manner."
I can patent a particular birdhouse design, but I can't patent the method in which I hold the drill and pull the trigger to make a hole in a piece of wood. Just like I shouldn't be able to patent the method in which I tell a computer to perform a series of actions to produce a particular output.
"No because that is a BS example."
How is that BS? Computer software and calculator button-pressing are both examples of entering a sequence of instructions into a computing device using the input method specific to the particular device. Does it make any difference if the CPU instructions are created in a text editor and managed by the Linux kernel or manually entered via front-panel toggle switches?
It's not about using existing tools to create a new widget, it's about using existing tools. Software is not a new widget. It's not a new configuration of an existing widget either, since a general-purpose CPU is, by definition, designed to be configured in a finite number of ways using a pre-defined set of instructions to move from one state to another. Just because I input one particular permutation of instructions doesn't mean I've created a new widget.
I can patent a birdhouse design, but I can't patent the act of holding a drill perpendicular to a piece of wood and pulling the trigger in order to drill a hole.
I've asked before and I've never gotten a good answer. How can you patent the act of using something in exactly the manner in which it was designed to be used? A computer is designed to execute an arbitrary series of pre-defined instructions. That's it's only function. Software is just a list of such instructions. How is that patentable? It's not a new invention. It's not an extension of the original device. It's like patenting the act of driving a nail with a hammer, or letting fresh air into a room by opening a window.
Say a particular calculator is patented, and I patent the act of entering 2+2 on it. Then someone else comes by and patents the act of entering (3+7)/2. Hey, it's an innovative new application of an existing device!
How can you patent the act of using something in exactly the way it was designed to be used? The entire reason for the existence of a general-purpose processor is to execute an arbitrary series of pre-defined instructions. Software is just an ordered list of such instructions. It seems like patenting the act of driving a nail with a claw hammer.
You stole my mojo, baby!
And Canonical. Everybody forgets about Canonical.
My support experiences with Canonical have been as good as or better than Red Hat.
It's Ice Weasels all the way down....
I think LAPD has implemented a preliminary test program.
You're 99% correct in everything in your post but you incorrectly emphasized this phrase, changing it's meaning and scope. There is only one power being expressed here -- the "government and regulation" of the army and navy.
I don't give a damn. :)
I fully believe that we have too many folks in my IT department (7, including the department manager). And we just hired another person last week....
Of course, this is a public university library so there really is no such thing as a bottom line or quarterly revenues to worry about.
It's really not that hard of a sentence to parse. Really.
And for what it's worth, as a Norte Americano, Madden 04 was in fact the first time I had ever heard of 'em.
That will all change in 2023, you just wait and see.
The clearly biased part was where they mentioned things he doesn't agree with.
Hmmm, I see where you're going with this. Something like this, perhaps?
Your recommended specs for a glorified text editor made me snort milk out of my nose. I hadn't done that since the 1st grade. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
We can be friends now. :)
And I learned something new today - that water vapor is a greenhouse gas and is a factor in the planet's temperature regulation. I guess that seems like a fairly elementary fact, but I never had cause to consider it before.
I didn't know I had a problem -- real or imaginary. I don't know anything about global warming, but if you wanna call me an idiot across the internet I guess I'm fine with that. I was asking because I'm no scientist and I've never heard of water referred to as a greenhouse gas. I took physics and chemistry in high school, but that's pretty much the extent of my knowledge of atmospheric dynamics.
You, however, seem to have a rather large chip on your shoulder.
How is water a greenhouse gas?
No, that phase was already implemented.
So does SMF. Maybe others do to, but SMF is the only other one I know well besides SysV Init.
Pump 5 is alive!! Need input. Need input.
Heh. Thanks for pointing out that little egg. I saw Leela quotes too.