From srctran@world.std.com  Fri May  4 09:03:29 2001
From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 04:03:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Patents] Bruce Perens: ...
Message-ID: <200105040803.EAA05646@world.std.com>

Robert, try reading and thinking about what I say.  You say I am against
all patents "so he implies by saying that all patentable technologies
experience the same difficulties" is not something that I imply.  You
are putting false words in my mouth, a common practice on this list.


I beleive hardware and software are equally patentable, and that patent
offices are having problems examining such patents.  But my solution,
as it has been for many years despite the false distortions spread on
this list, has always been to give the patent offices more resources to
do their jobs better, to get rid of most of the bad patents, bad hardware
and bad software, that are being issued.

What makes me tick?  Simple.  Making the existing systems work better
for issuing both hardware and software patents, as opposed to many on this list who are against
both hardware and software patents.

Greg Aharonian


