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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 peop
by MaxBarraclough 3y ago
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/ https://lwn.net/Articles/132926/ )