Tired of Patent Wars? Use Open Source Instead

PC World — As a geek and longtime tech reporter, there are few things I love writing about more than cool new technological innovations. It never ceases to amaze me what we humans can come up with, particularly when some good technology is fueling the effort.

At the other end of the spectrum, there are few things that sicken me more than patent wars such as the ones raging today in the software industry. I can't imagine a more colossal waste of time, energy and money, particularly when we already have copyright to afford all the protections we need in this area.

Yet patent wars are increasingly the reality in this software industry of ours, and it's becoming more and more difficult to find news of anything else--particularly innovation. The one exception, I'd argue, is open source software.