Watch how hard the man tries to make his 'invention' sound like a complicated idea (link).
The video relates to a very recent case and it was only made available a week ago. It should hopefully illustrate the obviousness of patents that get accepted nowadays, be them software-related or not.
The crowd/audience Linus Torvalds panders to is paid by GAFAM to go attend and dominate (speak at) LF events. They're people whose employer forces them to use slop, it's inorganic.
"Before the announcement, former Microsoft employees publicly described staff being placed on performance improvement plans or offered “voluntary” exits."
