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Using a "let me google that for you" link on the problem with software patents seems unnecessary. Why imply your users are lazy? At first I thought the contrast between "whose patents are pending" and that link was a great bit of commentary, but that link was an unexpected slap. I was expecting an EFF link.

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Oops—did not wake up wanting to slap you :) My thought was more along the lines of "if you're not aware that this is a problem, here's a list of big/obvious headlines to pick from, or just walk away with the sense that there is an active conversation about the issue"

I clicked the first link and wasn't convinced. Surely you would want to find the most convincing article that you could find and link to that?

I would. Do you have one top of mind?

http://endsoftpatents.org perhaps?

I need something that Yogi Bear would understand :)

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