By way of compensation...
2008-04-15 02:15 pm... for my previous post, here are some links on software patents that have be cluttering up my browser tabs for a couple of weeks now...
The Case For And Against Software And Business Model Patents on techdirt.com.
In re Bilski -- Red Hat files amicus brief saying software patents are a brake on innovation and Red Hat's Amicus Brief in Bilski, as text - Why Patents Harm Open Source on groklaw.net.