In light of the following: 1) It is impossible to know all of the patents you might violate when you develop a software product 2) Companies don't explain wha

In light of the following: 1) It is impossible to know all of the patents you might violate when you develop a software product 2) Companies don't explain what they are infringing until they want a settlement or lawsuit (e.g. Microsoft never said precisely what patents Linux infringed on) What are software developers supposed to do? How is this not completely and utterly broken?