"Apparently patents do matter when it comes to open source software adoption.
"In a teleconference preview ahead of next week's LinuxWorld conference, Matthew Lawton, director of IDC's Worldwide Software Business Strategies Group, revealed the results of a non-public survey of IT end users about their attitudes toward software in general and open source in particular.
"'The potential for copyright and patent infringement is the No. 1 inhibitor right now for organizations in adopting more open source software in their organization,' Lawton said in the afternoon conference call. 'Close behind that is the availability of support...'"
