Mr. Torvalds Goes To Brussels

Last week, a group of Open Source pioneers joined a running battle over the future of software patents in the European Union. Over the next several weeks, Europe may adopt the same legal framework that has allowed a bunch of con artists to wreak havoc on the U.S. software industry. Yet it’s also possible Europe will take the first step towards dumping software patents once and for all–and force the United States to decide whether it wants to pay more than lip service to the idea of innovation.