Releasing the patents is a bad idea. A prior discussion on Schneier&#x27;s blog about dealing with the patents came to a different conclusion: amass patents to use in self defense. It&#x27;s what all the big names do. Otherwise, you&#x27;re just going to be sued into oblivion by big names and the trolls with little leverage to use.<p>So, if the concern is innovation, then it&#x27;s best to patent everything possible into non-profits and public benefit corporations that promise to never use or charge any open developments. Not just promise but in their charters, etc. Might have a small membership fee just to keep it going. Then, any threats to open projects are made with lawsuits from this organization going against them. I think there&#x27;s already an alliance in OSS doing something similar.<p>Yet, the lesson from prior discussion was: &quot;a good offense is the best defense&quot; given virtually anything can be patented and sued over. Too broken for an avoidance strategy or even fair, payment strategy.