The reason that there hasn’t been a new post to this blog in a year is that nothing has happened with IBM and Hercules for a year. Behind the scenes, we’re taking some steps, but those will be announced when they happen.
In the meantime, though…
I was reading a post on Groklaw about Oracle vs. Google, a software patent lawsuit. This line struck me:
Of course, even one patent is capable of doing harm, which is why software and patents need to get a divorce.
I agree, PJ. Why, then, are you defending IBM’s patent attacks on Hercules?
IBM vs. Hercules: defending open source 