Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the put-the-legals-out-of-work dept.
desslok writes
"This article
in the National Law Journal talks about how Linux might make
work scarce for intellectual property lawyers. It describes
the open source model and how it will mix with business from
a legal standpoint."
...this article brings up a very good point. Despite a certain lack of understanding in this article, I find it comforting to know that the legal system is reacting to Linux, Open Source, free software, and everything else.
Whether you're for it or not, the penguin is going mainstream, and pretty soon, the rest of society -- the lawyers, the journalists, the accountants, the McDonalds workers, etc. -- is eventually going to have to deal with this stuff. Better to be nice and help inform the lawyers rather than insult them. An angry lawyer isn't a good thing.
Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Monolithic View of Lawyers is Childish
by
gwachob
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· Score: 2
OK, lawyer jokes are funny. And there is almost always a kernel of truth in them.
But to lump lawyers together like some sort of homogenous group of narrow-minded, blindered technophobes is counter-productive, childish, and reflects poorly upon the OS movement.
There are many members of the legal community (myself included) who have worked on OSS (I don't practice law, thank you). If you take the time to look, you will find a large number of thoughtful, aware, and intelligent lawyers and other legal professionals who really do understand what Linux and open source software is all about.
Open your eyes a little, you may be surprised what you see.
Slashdot Mirror
Posted by Mike@ABC:
...this article brings up a very good point. Despite a certain lack of understanding in this article, I find it comforting to know that the legal system is reacting to Linux, Open Source, free software, and everything else.
Whether you're for it or not, the penguin is going mainstream, and pretty soon, the rest of society -- the lawyers, the journalists, the accountants, the McDonalds workers, etc. -- is eventually going to have to deal with this stuff. Better to be nice and help inform the lawyers rather than insult them. An angry lawyer isn't a good thing.
Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
OK, lawyer jokes are funny. And there is almost always a kernel of truth in them.
But to lump lawyers together like some sort of homogenous group of narrow-minded, blindered technophobes is counter-productive, childish, and reflects poorly upon the OS movement.
There are many members of the legal community (myself included) who have worked on OSS (I don't practice law, thank you). If you take the time to look, you will find a large number of thoughtful, aware, and intelligent lawyers and other legal professionals who really do understand what Linux and open source software is all about.
Open your eyes a little, you may be surprised what you see.
-Gabe