12/27/01 9:21:17 PM, Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The idea of open source is not any different from how scientific research has >been conducted for hundreds of years. Somebody discovers something and publishes >it. Others then read it and build upon that work. There are few restrictions on >who is able to use those ideas, so many people give it a shot. The end result is >often rapid development. Nowadays, scientific research has been severely harmed >due to the overzealous awarding of patents. The US Patent Office now allows >patents on specific genes and even on the human genome as a whole. I believe >that people should be rewarded for their hard work, but not when it impinges >upon the rights and freedoms of others.
>Sridhar Dhanapalan > > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be rebooted to acknowledge this change. > I reacently found a book called "The Double Helix," which is about how DNA became more then just a theory and it was built upon by many individuals,much in the way open source software was and hopefully will continue to. > shalomout Chal
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