Re: [dvd-discuss] Definition of "Manufacturing"

["John Zulauf" <johnzu(at)ia.nsc.com>]

Software is engineering (authoring) followed by distribution
(publishing).

Now, if publishing a book is considering mfg -- then so should stamping
and selling software -- else then no.

Why do people have to make stuff so difficult?

.002

Noah silva wrote:
> 
> You know I saw a memo internal to our company the other day, our french
> parent company sent instructions, mentioning "blah blah blah... software
> manufacturer... blah blah".  I know it is probably because it was
> translated, but I thought "uhm.. software isn't manufactured, just the
> media is".
> 
> I think this is important.  As a software author, I would like to see my
> works recieve protection, but I think that software is a creative effort,
> not a manufacturing one.  It certainly can't be both.
> 
>  -- noah silva
> 
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, mickey wrote:
> 
> >
> > This is an editorial about an effort to broaden the definition of
> > "manufacturing" to include software production:
> >
> > http://www.manufacturingcenter.com/tooling/archives/0701/0701ed.asp
> >
> > It caught my eye because of the parallel to the "software != device"
> > discussions.
> >
> > mickeym
> >
> >
> >