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Delicious Details of Open Source Court Victory

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tooting-his-horn dept.

jammag writes "Open source advocate Bruce Perens tells the inside story of the recently concluded Jacobsen v. Katzer court case, in which an open source developer was awarded $100,000. Perens, an expert witness in the case, details the blow by blow, including how developers need to make sure they're using the correct open source license for legal protection. The actual court ruling is almost like some kind of Hollywood movie ending for Open Source, with the judge unequivocally siding with the underfunded open source developer."

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  1. Re:Must be something wrong with me by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 0, Troll

    There is something wrong with you - you think only people who think like you are human. It is a fundamental flaw amongst idealists.