Re: [Fsfe-uk] Software patent MEP response

[Robin Green]

On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 01:33:21PM +0100, Alex Hudson wrote:
> The useful thing about this particular definition of 'technical effect'
> means that the software has to manifest itself physically somehow. So,
> any software that doesn't interact with the physical world isn't covered.
> So, just don't run it on hardware :oD

Oh, great. So possessing it (covered code) will not be illegal, but running it 
will be. What an improvement, not.

> 
> > Stop the world, I want to get off :-/
> 
> Ain't that the truth.

*runs off screaming*

-- 
Robin