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Re:UK court allows ANN patent saying computer programs exclu... by simseye on Saturday December 16, 2023 @07:59AM (#38663879)
Software patents have become an anthithesis to the spirit of adventure. They're more of a joyless bureaucratic drudgery that drips of sadness.
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Re:UK court allows ANN patent saying computer programs exclu... by MaxBarraclough on Saturday December 16, 2023 @09:05AM (#38664270)
Donald Knuth put it best:

> I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. [...] There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.

The Art of Computer Programming, Volume III ( via https://lwn.net/Articles/132926/ )

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