'Infectious' Open Source Software?

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 01, 2006 @09:36AM 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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by fputs(shit, slashdot ( 645337 ) writes: on Wednesday March 01, 2006 @09:41AM (#14825817) Homepage Journal

Lawyers are parasites, empowering them expose you to number of legal risks.

Much better.

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by Rob T Firefly ( 844560 ) writes: on Wednesday March 01, 2006 @09:46AM (#14825840) Homepage Journal

It's all true!! I set up one little Linux box, and the next morning my phone, toaster, and kitchen sink were all being freely updated and improved by thousands of collaborators all over the world! Insidious stuff, that open-source.

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