The more I reflect on the situation of software patents, the more scared I become. The large number of bogus patents is not only a threat to the open software movement, but to the US as a whole (sorry non-US readers). You think that non-US companies give a damn about our patent mess. No Sir! But coast to coast, US companies are scared of infringing in some bogus patent and having to defend itself in court. The system desperately needs reform - and quickly.
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The more I reflect on the situation of software patents, the more scared I become. The large number of bogus patents is not only a threat to the open software movement, but to the US as a whole (sorry non-US readers). You think that non-US companies give a damn about our patent mess. No Sir! But coast to coast, US companies are scared of infringing in some bogus patent and having to defend itself in court. The system desperately needs reform - and quickly.
If this is truly open source, AOL cannot ruin the project. If they shut down the project, we just start elsewhere.