The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying.


On software patents, Quoted in "John Carmack: Knee Deep in the Voodoo" Voodoo Extreme (2000-09-20)

John D. Carmack Quotes

The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be...

The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be...

The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be...

The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be...