Surely someone besides me has fond memories of the Lensmen series by E.E. "Doc" Smith?! They're fun and not as goofy as Heinlein's kiddie books e.g. The Rolling Stones. aem
I agree that software patents are inherently suspect and the best course of action is to discard the current crop and no longer issue them. I'd join in extending that to gene and related bio-patents. That track would lead to silliness like patenting elements! Hardware patents serve a purpose however, and while the cumbersome process should be reviewed they should not be thrown out with the software bathwater. disclosure: 5,715,675, 5,893,266 aem
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That it was all hype by those who stood to profit from spreading doom and gloom scenarios. My fondest dream of what may turn out now is that companies like Anderson Consulting and EDS (just to name two I saw apparently profiteering) and others who, in my opinion, obtained millions of dollars in unecessary work from clients by suggesting their businesses would come to a crashing halt, will have the pants sued off of them. Those companies by their high profile have given all IT consultants a black eye and they should be held accountable. andrew mossberg inicom, inc.
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Surely someone besides me has fond memories of the Lensmen series by E.E. "Doc" Smith?! They're fun and not as goofy as Heinlein's kiddie books e.g. The Rolling Stones. aem
I agree that software patents are inherently suspect and the best course of action is to discard the current crop and no longer issue them. I'd join in extending that to gene and related bio-patents. That track would lead to silliness like patenting elements! Hardware patents serve a purpose however, and while the cumbersome process should be reviewed they should not be thrown out with the software bathwater.
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That it was all hype by those who stood to profit from spreading doom and gloom scenarios. My fondest dream of what may turn out now is that companies like Anderson Consulting and EDS (just to name two I saw apparently profiteering) and others who, in my opinion, obtained millions of dollars in unecessary work from clients by suggesting their businesses would come to a crashing halt, will have the pants sued off of them. Those companies by their high profile have given all IT consultants a black eye and they should be held accountable. andrew mossberg inicom, inc.