"I plan on writing a post attempting to make the point that being an advocate for open source does not mandate universal hostility to software patents "
I was hostile to software patents for ten years before I ever heard of open source.
There are two major ways to protect intellectual property, patents and copyright. Software has always been protected by copyright and it has always worked well. When the American Supreme Court invented software patents then software became the only intellectual property field to include both patents and copyright.
Abolishing software patents will not leave software denuded of any intellectual property protection. Software will still be protected by copyright which is already well established and works well.
"I plan on writing a post attempting to make the point that being an advocate for open source does not mandate universal hostility to software patents "
I was hostile to software patents for ten years before I ever heard of open source.
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Steve Stites