On 2004-05-01 04:06:35 +0100 Michael Poole <mdpoole@troilus.org> wrote:
To adapt an analogy that someone used earlier, when you go to a store, you might find fonts, images, or other data in a box in the software section. However, you are not likely to find a specification for TCP/IP in the software section
Of course you are. Have you never seen CD-ROMs that include specifications? They are quite popular in rural areas, where most data links are fairly slow. I used to buy CD copies of FTP archives before we got DSL here.
and you are not likely to find a print of Starry Night in the software section either.
No, prints are probably not software, depending what you mean by "print".
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