This seems to be an evergreen topic on HN. Everyone likes to rant, and nothing changes. Besides @myshpa's references below, I've published several things mysel

This seems to be an evergreen topic on HN. Everyone likes to rant, and nothing changes. Besides @myshpa's references below, I've published several things myself, and one of them made the front page of HN: https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/lets-vote-on-it https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/lets-vote-on-it https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/no-source-code-no-patent https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/no-source-code-no-patent (front page) It's not inconceivable that Congress, even one as dysfunctional as this one, could eventually agree that software is not patentable subject matter. That's Ripley's "nuke it from orbit" solution. Democrats: because software patents are a tool of rich tech companies to maintain their dominance. Republicans: because they hate the trial lawyers, and some R's are libertarian-leaning as well. And because they hate the tech giants, too. Write your congressman & senators. Or pick some other active form of political participation.