broken

Of course, it doesn't help that the US patent system is completely and utterly broken. The ability to patent software, the lack of any real competence in the USPTO with regards to what is or isn't obvious in software, the rewarding of patent office staff for approving patents vs getting nothing for denying them, and the need for millions of dollars to fight even one of these bogus patents is all contributing to a system that is really, truly, utterly fucked up.

I say Red Hat MUST make use of the broken system by patenting "obvious" patents just to remain a player vs companies with proven unethical and underhanded track records such as Microsoft.