Re: [Patents] meaning of "program"

[<xdrudis@tinet.org>]

Thanks, it´s much more clear now.

If we talk about classes of programs, yes the class depends on 
the equivalence relation. I guess for me as a programmer the 
natural equivalence relation is having the same source code. So I would 
probably call a DOS executable and a Unix executable the same 
program if they come from the same source, and a different 
program if the port implied a different source (not just some 
 #defines). But in case of doubt, I would feel more comfortable 
calling the two versions two programs than otherwise.