Anonymous sources say that for Microsoft the case with the European software patents is already closed. That they have in a file enough votes bought in the European Parliament to effectively legalize the software patents, and already have popped the champaine. And that there are already approved plans how exactly to marginalize the free / open source software by using the patents as a weapon.
In this situation, the F/OSS supporters have to consider what they can do against this, in this new situation.
Obviously, not much. But, still, we have some options.
Here is one that I call for myself “the Armageddon option”. Because it is similar to the nuclear “red button” that may open the door to a mutually assured destruction.