On 2018-07-25 11:45:58 -0400, Chapman Flack wrote: > On 07/25/2018 11:25 AM, Nico Williams wrote: > > > I don't understand why it's not obvious that one can unknowingly and > > accidentally re-invent someone else's idea. > > It's perfectly obvious. It's the chief reason the whole topic > of software patents has been deeply controversial for so long. > > You seem to be using it as part of a proof by contradiction: > > > One can unknowingly and accidentally reinvent > a patented idea. > > If that were not tidily excused in practice, > software patents would be deeply problematic. > ---------------------------------------------- > > Therefore, it must be the case that unknowing and > accidental reinvention is tidily excused in practice.
This seems like a discussion more suited to be over a beer, or some other medium, not the PG lists. Greetings, Andres Freund
