Martin v. Löwis wrote: > Perform it: do the steps that the algorithm says you should > do, or let a machine do it. IOW, run the code.
That can't be right, because it would mean that anyone who runs a program that contains a patented algorithm, even one bought or otherwise obtained from someone else, would need to individually negotiate a licence with the patent owner. That clearly doesn't happen. > If your point is that software patents are evil: I fully > agree. My point is that software patents don't even seem to make *sense* -- especially in conjunction with open source software. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
