Software patents are one of the great evils. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

http://swpat.ffii.org/players/knuth/index.en.html

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5342291.html

IMO-YMMV

Perhaps an advocacy group would be better.  Tragically, nothing will ever come of excellent discussions such as those by Knuth.  So really, I’m just venting.