Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria.
Richard Stallman

I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.
Donald Knuth

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.
Larry Wall

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
Larry Wall

Our strategy in dealing with patents in Mono is the same strategy that any other software developer would take. In the event of a patent claim, we will try to find prior art to the claim of the patent.
Miguel de Icaza

Sure, President Bush can say that the U.S. government won't fund stem cell research, but believe me, Japan is applauding. Because they will just do it first and get all the patents.
Kevin J. Anderson

The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today.
Miguel de Icaza

We have more patents on pigmented inks than anybody else.
Antonio Perez