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From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Patents: What they are. What they aren't. Other fa
Message-ID: <719548490snx@crynwr.com>
Date: 20 Oct 92 02:34:50 GMT
References: <1992Oct17.180000.11709@rwwa.COM>
Organization: Crynwr Software
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In article <1992Oct17.180000.11709@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.com writes:
In article <1992Oct17.015308.29380@pegasus.com>,
richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) writes:
| Without taking either side [sic], let me ask:
|
| Can we assume that you are not willing to entertain the possibility
| that patents may ultimately not be beneficial to society?
I am just as willing as the other side is willing to entertain the
possibility that they are...
How do you propose to find out? We know how well things work without
patents. Is the potential benefit of patents worth the potential risk?
I think not.
-russ <nelson@crynwr.com> I'm proud to be a humble Quaker!
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