Re:VisiCalc: Information from Its Creators, Dan Bricklin and...
by ddingus on Thursday August 19, 2021 @11:55AM
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Personally, I feel both "limited time" and "exclusive right" need very serious reconsideration in light of:
how rapidly software can develop, and or can be lost
, and
unlike material innovations and constructs, software with many contributors ends up being greater than any one contribution, and this being true for all users, both potential and actual
, and
the need for systems, consisting of and or containing software, to interoperate, be serviced and preserved.
how rapidly software can develop, and or can be lost
, and
unlike material innovations and constructs, software with many contributors ends up being greater than any one contribution, and this being true for all users, both potential and actual
, and
the need for systems, consisting of and or containing software, to interoperate, be serviced and preserved.