From Robert.Bielik@gyrosmicro.com  Wed Oct 18 07:32:57 2000
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 09:32:57 +0200
From: Robert Bielik Robert.Bielik@gyrosmicro.com
Subject: [Patents] Re: Technical effect

Gregory Aharonian wrote:
> So while I won't argue that software patents promote progress because
> I don't have the data to argue so, I also don't have the data to
> argue that software patents are hurting progress, and that there would
> be more progress if there were no software patents.  And no one else
> has such data to argue one way or the other, especially everyone on
> this list.

There is one thing that *clearly* indicates that software patents DO hurt
progress, and
that is *common sense*. Please tell me that you honestly think that sw
patents do NOT
hurt progress and competition, when any company with a sw patent sue and
maybe destroys
a potential competitor? That is certianly a progress hurting action for me.

/Robert Bielik
Senior Software Engineer
Gyros Microlabs




