It's also a mistake even in South America or half of Europe. And especially in Japan.
I'd rather have them die in a fire. Especially if it's one that will get them nominated to the Darwin Award.
Very valid point. If I'm not mistaken these are called method patents (and are specially common in Germany).
Sorry if I indirectly implied a dichotomy, my point was that the Wild Fox guy was talking about software patents, while the replier was talking about other kinds as well.
Oblig. xkcd: http://www.xkcd.com/739/
But these count hardware patents, not only software patents. Remember that both are wildly different beasts.
The guy proposing Wild Fox is focused on going around software patents. It would be pretty hard to add hardware to Firefox.
"Conversion, fastidious Goddess, loves blood better than brick, and feasts most subtly on the human will." -- Virginia Woolf, "Mrs. Dalloway"