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Software is The Glass Bead Game

Software is The Glass Bead Game

Posted Feb 1, 2012 19:22 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
In reply to: Software is The Glass Bead Game by java_developer
Parent article: LCA: Addressing the failure of open source

in theory you are correct, but in theory it must also be novel and non-obvious.

in practice, the person applying for a patent doesn't even have to prove that the idea works (no working models required)


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