[blhack]

>are you just talking about the way that patents make software developers feel?

No, I (and I think I speak for the majority of people against overly-broad software patents) am against the effects of those patents.

>the way they make you feel doesn't really matter.

This is absolutely untrue. People being upset about this stuff is how it gets changed.

[tkeller]

Well, maybe so. But I stand by my disappointment at the lack of knowledge about patents around here. We don't understand patents, but we're mad as hell about them!