The software patent solution has been right here all along

Software patents have been an agent of change in open source over the last decade, as I explained in my keynote at the 8th International Conference on Open Source Systems this week. Most notably, the astonishing proliferation of software patents has forced technology companies to spend a lot of time and energy assembling defensive portfolios.Sean (Diddy) Combs John Grisham Rachael Ray Dave Chappelle