Z:gnu-www-ja-stallman-mec-india--c260e5-=3Cb=3EA=3C/b=3E: Well, in the US, the/en

A: Well, in the US, there was no reason. Somebody tried to get a patent that was a software patent, and, I think, the patent office said no, so he took it to court and eventually went to the Supreme Court and they, they didn't judge it as a public policy question, they judged it in terms of what does the law say.