[bestbits] Re: [governance] need for regulation ....

[McTim]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Guru गुरु <Guru at itforchange.net> wrote:

>  Guru,
>
>
>  You are arguing that the Google search algorithm is a public good and
> must be regulated as  such.
>
>  I am saying Google is just another - firm in a dominant position whose
> secret sauce is a closely guarded trade secret. Unlike Coke's secret
> formula, Google's changes often; but it is still a trade secret if that's
> the way the business operates.
>
>   Lee
>
> No comparison between coke's formula and google's search algorithm
> Code is law and architecture is policy...
>


argumentum ad absurdum:  it then follows that ALL code must be made public.


n'est–ce pas?

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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