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'Infectious' Open Source Software?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the spreading-the-infection dept.

Gavo writes "Law firm Chapmann Tripp advises New Zealand State Services Commission that the New Zealand Government should be wary of using 'infectious' open source software. They claim 'While the use of open source software has many benefits, it brings with it a number of legal risks not posed by proprietary or commercial software.'"

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  1. Who says time travel is impossible? by amelith · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Someone obviously just sent this FUD forward from about 1998. I suggest we send them a copy of Firefox back in return, so they can see how the future went. Ame

  2. Oh, and by the way by Hortensia+Patel · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The '90s called. They want their FUD back.