@leon@peoplemaking.games @whitequark@mastodon.social @lunarood@mastodon.gamedev.place @mcc@mastodon.social programs are arguably just condensed information - arguably, they wouldn't be protectable as they are if they weren't deemed to be as such (copyright doesn't apply to designs, physical goods, etc.) A ton of software research ends up *as* software, with the papers essentially boiling down to "hey, look at this software we created, here's some comparisons with other stuff".