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Startup to Offer Open Source Insurance

Posted by michael on from the throw-your-money-away dept.

ThePretender writes "From the Infoworld article, 'Open Source Risk Management LLC (OSRM), a startup company that last month hired Pamela Jones, editor of the popular Groklaw.net Web site, as director of litigation risk research, plans to soon begin offering insurance policies to companies using open source software but fear that they may be sued, according to a company spokeswoman'. What's next - Developers having to pick up 'code malpractice' insurance? Egads." Might as well get some alien abduction insurance while you're at it.

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  1. That alien abduction insurance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is very handy... especially the double payout for anal probing.

  2. Eye Strain Insurance by richarst1414 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope they start offering eye strain insurance soon because of all of the SCO related articles.

  3. alien abduction insurance? by morcheeba · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure, I guess it makes sense because there have been more documented cases of alien abuductions than documented copied lines of UNIX.

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  4. How about software life insurance? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, in case *BSD dies or something like that.

  5. Nothing new by Ralph+Yarro · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a company that already offers insurance against just these risks, for a one time price of only $699!

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