on 7/31/02 6:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's take a look: > the underlying code may exist for several generations of the operating > system. Thus, the creator The creator? or the discoverer? The fellow who "created" 2+2=4 doesn't > "deserves" necessarily "deserve" anything for it
> to profit from his work. It would > seem to be in the interest of a capitalist market to reward creativity > through "exclusivity" and it would be quite the fix if we gave him exclusive rights to 2+2=4 > rights. The amount of time that this protected > period should exist may be debated (and always is!) but the fact of the > right to the protection would seem rather obvious. If one must surrender > "good" ideas to society in general, why bother? your point is well taken, but there are some things that surpass the concept of ownership. "The Air" "The Seas" "addition" "multiplication" > Altruism? The USSR was about anything but altruism. > Sounds like the > market system of the old USSR. Where are they now? (Where they belong) Do certain forms, or levels, of code transcend the concept of property? -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
