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From: Xuan Baldauf technik@exmail.de
Subject: [Patents] source vs binary.
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 03:16:37 +0100

Nick Fleming wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Jacques de Jong <jjdj@free.fr>
>
> >You must distinguish between source code and binary code. Distribution
> >of binary code clearly falls within the scope of a patent, even in
> >Europe. The question is what happens with the distribution of source
> >code.
> >
>
> Why should there be a distinction between binary and source ?
> Many languages are interpreted rather than compiled, and
> modern executables usually contain enough debugging information
> to be viewed + understood (if not completely) with a dissassembler.

In fact, binary code is interpreted by the processor like math is
interpreted by the professor...

[Patents] source vs binary., Nick Fleming marmalade
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