AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Luke Whitmore <lwhitmore@...> wrote:

> ...  If something takes a certain
> amount of time to create, the
> author should be paid for the
> service rendered - not for coming
> up with the idea first.

That's completely wrong-headed, but since it's way, way off-topic, I invite you to do a bit of research yourself to figure out why every country in the world offers strong incentives for people and corporations to come up with new products and processes.

Graham.