Much respect to the software engineers who "Decline to participate". "The disclo... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		silentific on Oct 8, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Patent, Used as a Sword Much respect to the software engineers who "Decline to participate". "The disclosure session had yielded more than a dozen potential patents when an engineer, an Apple veteran, spoke up. “I would like to decline to participate,” ... The engineer explained that he didn’t believe companies should be allowed to own basic software concepts."

ecolak on Oct 8, 2012 [–]

Yea, the people who actually build this stuff should have a greater say in whether it should be patented or not I think.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact