List of Free Software/Open Source-savvy Lawyers
Need legal services that relate to Free Software and Open Source? The following lawyers and organizations have proven expertise in the area. While they may not be able to provide services to you, they may be able to recommend other lawyers in your region who are.
Axel Metzger
Heather J. Meeker
Keith Moulsdale
Laura Majerus
Lawrence Rosen
Software Freedom [...]
Oracle buys Sleepycat
April 1st is still more than a month away and at least one rumour about Oracle's upcoming purchases is true: today the software giant annnounced their acquisition of Sleepycat Software, the makers of Berkeley DB (and various other products).
One interesting point is that Berkeley DB was already seeing competition from SQLite (which is an excellent, [...]
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Requirements to be called to the BC bar
I have started investigating what I need to do to become a lawyer in British Columbia. The best starting points I have found are here:
UBC Faculty of Law
Overview of Becoming a BC Lawyer
I need to talk more with my friend (and lawyer) Keith, who put the bug in my ear a few years ago. I [...]
Vacation-fueled ramblings
OSCON, LinuxTag and LinuxWorld SF were all great. The FSF licensing seminar at Stanford was awesome and it was very nice to connect with the community at each of these events. Unfortunately, all of these rather intense events at the end of a busy schedule has kind of burned me out. Badly in need [...]
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"Support freedom of religion, give to the GPLDS church!"
–mike hillyer
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It is nice to see that some booksellers care enough to help protect the freedom to read.
Of course, I can see the flip side of the issue. I would get a bit nervous if I were sitting on a plane and the person next to me were [...]