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This is why the state of software patenting really, really, give me the shits. As it does many other Slashdot readers.

Interwoven's press release regarding their patent states the following 6 claims (of 13 claims). I have quoted each claim as described in their press release, and then shown how CVS can be used to show prior-art over the claim.