[CLUE-Talk] Obtaining software patents of Linux by "large software makers"?

[Kevin Cullis]

Hey all,

Has anyone heard of this:

In addition, large software makers have been busy obtaining patents on
the ideas underlying open-source software, making a more difficult path
ahead. And lawsuits are on the rise, even among those firms that espouse
open-source thinking. 

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0803/082503td1.htm

Where do we combat this?

Kevin