[komali2]

I really wish I could remember the sci fi book I read this in, but basically there was a guy who forewent currency, instead inventing things, patenting them, then giving them for free to people. In return the oss community supported him.

But he'd also do this thing where he'd ddos via patent lawsuit evil companies, filing like hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against a single company in the span of a day.

[amanaplanacanal]

Sounds like Accelerando by Charlie Stross.

[noobiemcfoob]

The hero we need