I gave up half-way through as well. The news content isn't all that exciting either. Lobbying groups have pressured for laws against open software before and th

I gave up half-way through as well. The news content isn't all that exciting either. Lobbying groups have pressured for laws against open software before and they have tried to undermine public open source initiatives regularly. Microsoft is especially egregious at this, we knew that for some time now as well. On the other hand, this underscores an important point (assuming we're all on the same page here, being pro OS and all): our interest groups are in need of support. Make donations to the EFF or the CCC, and get involved in their activities. Our freedom is at stake. And that's not some empty piece of rhetoric either, because important battles have already been lost or are currently in the process of going badly.