Re: [xml-dev] Symbol Grounding and Running Code: Is XML Really E xtensible?

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John Cowan <>
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2003-08-14T20:06:56Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Symbol Grounding and Running Code: Is XML Really E xtensible?
Bullard, Claude L (Len) scripsit:

> Google just relies on a PageRank algorithm (possibly 
> patented) that is an opinion meter and even if it 
> seems odd, it also works for most topics.  It will 
> have strong competitors, so other than the patenting 
> of the algorithms, I don't see a problem here.

Google maintains a cache (in fact, quite a lot of them) that contains
snapshots of the whole Web, thus making hash of the notion that
copyright owners get to control the making of copies.

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