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Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, July 23 2012 @ 02:30 PM EDT |
The article about Lisp (referenced in newspicks) emphasises what can't be
overemphasized: the fact that there is no difference between
"programs" and "data". As you say, if "installing a
program" changes a machine, then so does "copying a data file" --
because the two operations are the same operation. And every time a program
executes an assignment operator--then the computer would be a new machine!
And again, it can't be emphasized too much: a computer can "execute" a
program that has never been "installed" -- all it needs to do is
access the internet and download the next datum (which may, of course, be either
an instruction or any other kind of information.) And that operation can be
implemented in either hardware or software.
So any computer connected to the internet already violates every patent claimed
by every program accessible via the internet, without any program being
installed.
Patent troll heaven![ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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