The patent troll lost the case against gnome. Or rather, they've settled on not prosecuting either gnome or any other project with an OSI approved license. So,

The patent troll lost the case against gnome. Or rather, they've settled on not prosecuting either gnome or any other project with an OSI approved license. So, it's very likely that their patent was not even valid. If gnome had acted the same way as fedora, they'd pre-emptively remove shotwell or remove some of its features. The community can choose to take risks, such as being prosecuted by a patent troll. For example, insurance can funded by the community.