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Re:Argentine government favors farmers in dispute with Monsanto by hugh4 on Thursday April 21, 2016 @10:22PM (#11546666)
> Seeds should be free and open source.

That's one idea. Another idea is that genetically modified seeds should be just as patentable as anything else.

I'm willing to consider arguments in favour of either position, but you haven't really put forth an argument in favour of yours.

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Re:Argentine government favors farmers in dispute with Monsanto by JoshTriplett on Thursday April 21, 2016 @10:36PM (#11546728)
>> Seeds should be free and open source.

> That's one idea. Another idea is that genetically modified seeds should be just as patentable as anything else.

Those two statements are not incompatible, and I would agree with the resulting conclusion.

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