I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.

Instead of simply explaining the subject the book seeks to show the development of the mathematics. ——— (1997) The Art of Computer Programming 2: Seminumerical Algorithms (3rd ed. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents.

Donald Ervin Knuth (pron. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents. Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms.