I think our main point of disagreement is whether it is actually *possible* to manage the software patent process successfully. I'm dubious: it's all so inter-related, and the amount of information being drawn from is so gigantic, and the *process* is so very broken in so very many ways, that I sincerely doubt it is possible for software patents to be changed in a way that results in a net positive for society.

Another point of possible disagreement: I firmly believe that software patents are *not* a fundamental human right, the way many companies treat them. The system exists to promote societal good, specifically to promote innovation. If it isn't being a net positive for society, it should be trashed, IMO, and I'm dubious that there is a way to shift the needle that far.

All that said: I've seen an awful lot of the sausage-making here (I've spent several full-time months of my career writing and editing software patents), and have wound up especially cynical about the whole thing as a result. YMMV...