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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by amelius on Thursday August 08, 2019 @10:51AM (#20645102)
The problem with putting a monetary value on something is always that someone either needs to buy it or sell it.

Since calculus already exists and is in the public domain, nobody needs to buy it. No government needs to invest money in it. (Assuming that calculus is a finished work for the moment).

This is, of course, not to say that calculus is not valuable.

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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by justizin on Thursday August 08, 2019 @01:06PM (#20646305)
A fundamental tenet of Free Software is that math cannot be copyrighted and that software is basically just math. Whether you agree or disagree with that, it's kinda pointless to approach the topic from scratch in 2019, it's been argued into the ground for like 30 years.
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