Patrick Elliott wrote:
> its the fact that you are giving instructions on what *to do*, which 
> makes the **instructions** non-patentable.

People don't patent the instructions.

> Software is, on a basic 
> level, **instructions**, not the "thing" itself. 

That's why people don't patent the instructions. If you're not even going to 
read the claims of a patent, there's not a lot of sense in discussing it 
with you.

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     Then he is not omnipotent.
   Is he able, but not willing, to prevent naglams?
     Then he is malevolent.

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