Big commotion about software patents

[Kedas]

http://swpat.ffii.org/index.en.html

[Dave]

I think the main problem is that a lot of basic algorithms and ideas are being patented, and it's leading to a lot of people not being able to write software. I wouldn't mind if it was complex algorithms designed for a specific purpose (some things in Photoshop spring to mind).

[blike]

Indeed.

 

Microsoft Patents 1s, 0s

 

http://www.theonion.com/onion3311/microsoftpatents.html

[Dudde]

companies are starting to be too dang greedy and narrowsighted these days :x