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The code you write is a tiny fragment of the rest that it links with - the OS, the language runtime, the frameworks, PaaS. By your own logic, the code you write
by DenisM 12y ago
The code you write is a tiny fragment of the rest that it links with - the OS, the language runtime, the frameworks, PaaS. By your own logic, the code you write should not be copyrightable because it's tiny compared to the whole package received by users. How are you going to make a living then, and who is going to write your software if you can't get paid for doing it?
How do you expect large projects to be accomplished, if not by a series of small self-funded steps? If small steps remain unprotected, the only innovation will be in the hands of giant corporations that can afford to build entire stack (e.g. Sun, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon)...
- jacquesm 12y ago> The code you write is a tiny fragment of the rest that it links with - the OS, the language runtime, the frameworks, PaaS. Sure. And you have a choice for any of those components. > f small steps remain unprotected, the only innovation will be in the hands of giant corporations that can afford to build entire stack (e.g. Sun, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon)... Let's see: Sun: bust, Oracle: Not exactly a paragon of virtue, Microsoft: convicted in court of all kinds of misdeeds, Amazon: built to a large extent on top of open source technologies that were built by people that just advanced the world of technology on their own dime. Large projects can be accomplished outside of the world that you sketch.