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Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-22-2007, 10:45 PM

I can well believe this, although I wouldn't assume every SW developer works as your office did.

But your comment about the patent office's inability to do a proper job at it reinforces my belief that a separate entity is needed, one that provides a patent/copyright of sorts, but specializes in SW.

I realize we're talking about more bureaucracy, but for such a major thing as computers and software, I think well worth it.

05-22-2007, 10:45 PM	#11
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I can well believe this, although I wouldn't assume every SW developer works as your office did. But your comment about the patent office's inability to do a proper job at it reinforces my belief that a separate entity is needed, one that provides a patent/copyright of sorts, but specializes in SW. I realize we're talking about more bureaucracy, but for such a major thing as computers and software, I think well worth it. Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 05-22-2007 at 10:48 PM.