> That made it impossible for some companies to contribute. It did all right regardless. Why bother with coddling the companies? As someone who wants software

> That made it impossible for some companies to contribute. It did all right regardless. Why bother with coddling the companies? As someone who wants software patents to die in a fire, I think coddling of this kind is counterproductive in the long run. I do buy the rest of their arguments though.