Re:What Even Is a Number?
by stcredzero on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @02:38PM
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Numbers don't exist.
Only for the sense of "exist" which is roughly equivalent to "can poke a hypothetical indestructible stick at it, given enough energy."
the C language doesn't exist. The C standard(s) exist, many C compilers exist, lots and lots of C code exist, etc., but the language itself doesn't exist anywhere, any more than does the number two.
For the purpose of tax law, software is defined as a "tangible good." However, in other areas of the law, it's considered intangible.
Only for the sense of "exist" which is roughly equivalent to "can poke a hypothetical indestructible stick at it, given enough energy."
the C language doesn't exist. The C standard(s) exist, many C compilers exist, lots and lots of C code exist, etc., but the language itself doesn't exist anywhere, any more than does the number two.
For the purpose of tax law, software is defined as a "tangible good." However, in other areas of the law, it's considered intangible.