Sometimes there's no better alternative, but your wariness is well founded. FOSS Patents should definitely be taken with a grain of salt. FOSS Patents is writt

Sometimes there's no better alternative, but your wariness is well founded. FOSS Patents should definitely be taken with a grain of salt. FOSS Patents is written by Florian Müller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florian_Müller_(author) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florian_Müller_(author) As some may recall, Müller was frequently criticized back in the day for failing to disclose conflicts of interest in his reporting. Quote from HN user gpm: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18333187 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18333187 > I wouldn't trust FOSS patents and the author Florian Mueller as far as I could throw him. He has a long history of being a paid shill, lying about it, and being flat out wrong. > (Paid by oracle) http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120419070127103 http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120419070127103 > (Paid by microsoft) http://techrights.org/2012/08/18/vile-lobbyist/ http://techrights.org/2012/08/18/vile-lobbyist/ > (Paid by apple? I can't find other/primary sources to back up this claim though it does seem likely.) https://mrpogson.com/2012/08/21/apples-paid-shillconsultant-caught-out/ https://mrpogson.com/2012/08/21/apples-paid-shillconsultant-... > (More examples of him being wrong) http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120820111527257 http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120820111527257 > Refuting legal arguments takes time and expertise I don't have. He's good at his job, and I have no knowledge about this case. So while I put no faith whatsoever in his analysis I can't tell you how it is wrong, and yes this is an ad hominem.