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JBoss Offers Lawsuit Indemnification

Posted by simoniker on from the protected-shielded-sorted- dept.

prostoalex writes "JBoss Group offered its customers indemnification from potential legal problems related to patent violations and copyright lawsuits. According to Bob Bickel, JBoss VP, the move is intended to give customers more peace of mind when deciding whether to go with open-source software." The article also mentions Jboss' legal challenge to Apache Geronimo, of which Bickel said "...the letter to the Apache Software Foundation was never intended to be made public and said the conflict has been blown out of proportion."

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  1. Re:Empty offers.. by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's like offering supernova insurance, only suckers will buy.

    Sure, you say that, but I'll be laughing all the way to the bank the next time our sun explodes.

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    Obliteracy: Words with explosions

  2. Re:Empty offers.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does anybody know where I can get a good rate on supernova insurance? I'm currently paying $350 USD a month for full nova and supernova coverage, but I think I could do better. Plus, I'm a sitting duck when it comes to black holes.

  3. Re:Empty offers.. by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hey, that's required in the Beatelguis system! I was going to buy a summer place out there, but between the commute and the cost of insurance it was out of the question.

    I'd laugh but my great grandfather had a place out where the crab nebula is now. It had some lovely blue siding. It blew all over the fricken place.

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    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
  4. Re:In a way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess it is a sad day then. Maybe you haven't been keeping up with this company called SCO. There are a few article about them on slashdot. I am sure you can find them somewhere.

  5. Great by spidergoat2 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now all I need is legal protection if I violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Who's going to pony up for that!