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Startup to Offer Open Source Insurance

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. In case you didn't get the acronyms by dillon_rinker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    AM = Ante Meridian
    FM = Field Manual
    GIS = Google Image Search