All software patents are illegal. All software are algorithms. This is proven scientific fact, the work of Alan Turing and John von Neumann. And patent law clearly states that algorithms cannot be patented. When is the American justice system going to start obeying the law?
I agree with you. Linux is no longer hard. But the truth was that at one time it was hard (look up "dependency hell") and, sadly, this attitude lingers.
And I prefer this <a href="http://www.stickycomics.com/computer-update/">webcomic</a>.
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All software patents are illegal. All software are algorithms. This is proven scientific fact, the work of Alan Turing and John von Neumann. And patent law clearly states that algorithms cannot be patented. When is the American justice system going to start obeying the law?
I agree with you. Linux is no longer hard. But the truth was that at one time it was hard (look up "dependency hell") and, sadly, this attitude lingers.
And I prefer this <a href="http://www.stickycomics.com/computer-update/">webcomic</a>.