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why software is different

why software is different

Posted Nov 16, 2012 1:14 UTC (Fri) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: why software is different by dlang
Parent article: Phipps: Stop patent mischief by curbing patent enforcement

Why? That's the task of academia - producing new results. You can download NIH result papers and go on creating your own drug in a garage. It's not uncommon that several companies might try to use a lead from the same paper.

And the final drugs rarely look anything like the first version of drug.


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