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Why should Free software advocates need to "do better" than to argue from literal first principles? Fourier could call his transform a "process" all he wants,
by akersten 4y ago
Why should Free software advocates need to "do better" than to argue from literal first principles?
Fourier could call his transform a "process" all he wants, but that does not make it patentable.
So yes, "oh, math."
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThese files have carefully constructed format though. To read and write the patented format goes beyond patenting math. I think cmrdporcupine was getting at something.
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoYep, it's not like I think the patent is just. I think software patents are mostly junk. But saying "because it's math" is highly uninformative.
- alex_smart 4y agoFirst principles is fine, but where is the argument?
- Beltalowda 4y agoAlmost all inventions can be reduced to "just math", because after all, that's what we use to describe the physical world, and oh also computer software things. I'm not in favour of patents at all, but the entire "it's math" argument has always seemed exceedingly weak to me.