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2 years ago

in An Encouraging Oral Argument on Software Patents on The Technology Liberation Front
The case of a computer with an interpreter is more analogous to having a Japanese interpreter in your head. The software is part of a computer's internal abilities as much as a person's acquired language skills.

What I don't understand is what makes source code different from an "mathematical algorithm" but then how then is a series of instructions for building a machine different from a "mathematical algorithm"?
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