tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post4917964252533176487..comments2023-09-30T06:42:08.953-05:00Comments on Bostonbeerman Blog: Open source beer...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-80074284953733600112007-03-04T19:56:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:56:00.000-05:00I agree with Alan. To me the whole idea of open so...I agree with Alan. To me the whole idea of open source beer kind of sucks the soul out of beer. Software is about compatability, but beer is about individuality. And plus the labels blow.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449076947080619701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-40879398295576183672007-03-02T15:00:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:00:00.000-05:00Alan,All points well-taken. I posted the article m...Alan,<BR/><BR/>All points well-taken. I posted the article more for the collision of my beer geek and technology geek worlds. I manage podcasting, website, and other technology projects for a museum. <BR/><BR/>I find the article humorous, rather than providing any real intellectual contribution to open-source software.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-37205234227105005322007-03-01T22:05:00.000-05:002007-03-01T22:05:00.000-05:00With respect, this is the biggest whack of hooey i...With respect, this is the biggest whack of hooey in all of beerdom. All beer recipes are unable to be copyrighted - instructions are not subject to the law as copyright protects only the expression not the idea. Inexpressive instruction manuals are, for example, excluded by the law. The reason are not shared due only to trade secret maintained by the brewers - think Coke recipe. <BR/><BR/>PlusGenX at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09691873959881169457noreply@blogger.com