Which might be why John Carmack threatened to quit if id ever tried to patent so... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

komali2 55 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Nintendo Files Suit for Infringement of Patent Rig...

Which might be why John Carmack threatened to quit if id ever tried to patent software.

failuser 54 days ago [–]

Monolith patented their nemesis system, so it went nowhere. The thought that we were one personal stance away from the whole FPS genre not existing is pretty chilling.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact