[dosethree]

just abolish the patent system entirely. at minimum, for software

[declaredapple]

I'm on board with this. It shouldn't exist for software, I'd be happy to see it go for hardware too.

I'd be more on-board with the idea if non-software patents only had say a 5 year lifespan

[mistrial9]

compare and contrast to industry practices today

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/software-patents.en.html

[dosethree]

fantastic article