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Re:Mill Computing in 2017 by pjc50 on Thursday January 12, 2017 @09:40AM (#13382502)
I don't think it would ever ship if it wasn't patented. It makes it considerably easier to obtain funding.
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Re:Mill Computing in 2017 by Nullabillity on Thursday January 12, 2017 @10:13AM (#13382774)
Frankly, I'd rather have it one product not ship at all than have it prevent other people from working in the area.
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Re:Mill Computing in 2017 by burkaman on Thursday January 12, 2017 @12:31PM (#13384232)
You can work in the same area, you just can't sell the exact same thing. From your comments, it seems like you have no problem working for free, so what's the issue?
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