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A Linux Users Group for Professionals?

Posted by Cliff on from the beyond-hobbyism dept.

ir0b0t asks: "I'm a lawyer in a solo divorce practice in Missoula, Montana. I have migrated my office to OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird and Sunbird but want to do more Open Source, yet I have issues that come up nearly every day. The problems I encounter are often unique to running a small law practice. Coders sometimes give me blank looks when I describe what I need. Other lawyers tend to automatically use proprietary solutions and show little interest in Open Source alternatives. I want to eventually use only Open Source code in my office. I am willing to do my homework. Are there others like me out there? Is there a Linux Users Group or other online forum for professionals like me who want more Open Source solutions for our work? Thanks."

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  1. Look! Look! A Lawyer! by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been advocating for a little shark icon to go next to the Friend/Foe/Subscriber icons so everybody can stop writing 'IANAL, but...' but everytime I bring it up, somebody has to post, "but there aren't any lawyers on Slashdot".

    So, may ir0b0t be the proud first bearer of 'The Shark'.

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  2. Sincere apologies by jawahar · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Coders sometimes give me blank looks when I describe what I need."

    I'm a programmer by profession. My sincere apologies on behalf of the coders and thank you for using open source software.

    Please contact a near by Linux consultant
    http://www.thelinuxreview.com/ldp/consultants.lxp

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