21.   LIFESPAN can also be used for a wide range of applications involving the handling of documentation files not necessarily concerned with computer software such as word processing.

22.   In terms of writing computer software, a program to automate an existing manual process will probably not be considered a trade secret.

23.   It is unlikely that either provision will be needed but the fact that they exist may help to prevent undesirable practices developing with respect to computer software.

24.   Those writing and developing computer software should distribute the computer programs in object code form only.

25.   Therefore, a contract to purchase a computer is a sale of goods contract notwithstanding the inclusion of computer software embodied within the computer.

26.   The special nature of computer software and the fact that software is usually acquired by means of a licence have several legal implications.

27.   It may sometimes be difficult to determine the identity of the supplier where computer software is obtained off-the-shelf.

28.   If you are negotiating with a salesman with a view to acquiring computer software, he may make statements regarding the software and its performance.

29.   It is in terms of expert systems or other items of computer software designed to provide advice that the potential for liability for negligence takes on special significance.

30.   Liability will not be avoided simply because the system has a fault and the same principles apply here as in the case of conventional computer software.