supreme court  Software ain't patentable, damnit! Part 2  In
April, the Supreme Court issued two rulings with respect to
patents that will have significant ramifications for software
companies. The first case dealt directly with Microsoft, which
won big, staving off millions in damages for patent
infringement. But in the second ruling, dealing with the design
of a gas pedal control system for cars, Microsoft (and the whole
software industry) lost big time. However, in one of those rare
cosmic moments, the FOSS movement was a major winner in both
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