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:CIO Update: Can You Really Get Sued for Using Open Source?
CIO Update: Can You Really Get Sued for Using Open Source?
May 11, 2005, 01 :45 UTC (28 Talkback[s]) (6465 reads)
(Other stories by Allen Bernard)

"If you've heard lately (via Steve Ballmer at Microsoft) that you put your company at greater risk of being sued because you are using open source software (OSS), don't believe it.

"Actually, there is, depending who you talk to, either an equal or somewhat reduced risk of liability from OSS than proprietary software. This is because OSS code is peer-reviewed by a group of proud developers who often have the ability to recognize other developers' handiwork..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"Not so long ago Microsoft's Steve B ...   Round & Round   
GH
May 11, 2005, 02:33:16  
The GPL hasn't even been tested in c ...   Loads getting bigger   
Bill Bixby
May 11, 2005, 04:00:16  
A lot of the newer technologies Microsof ...   Microsoft IP   
James Cornell
May 11, 2005, 05:02:27  
> The GPL hasn't even been tested in ...   Re: Suuure, bolster your position to convince if y   
patrick
May 11, 2005, 05:03:03  
> "Not so long ago Microsoft's Steve ...   Re: Round & Round   
patrick
May 11, 2005, 05:09:18  
"The GPL hasn't even been tested in ...   GPL not court tested? Think again!   
Jacek Piskozub
May 11, 2005, 05:46:12  
> The GPL hasn't even been tested in ...   Re: Loads getting bigger   
DDahl
May 11, 2005, 06:09:03  
Wrong, the GPL has been upheld in German ...   Re: Loads getting bigger   
Ian Tester
May 11, 2005, 07:02:37  
Actually, thanks to gpl-violations.org t ...   GPL has been tested in court   
Tracy R Reed
May 11, 2005, 07:57:16  
> The GPL hasn't even been tested in ...   Re: Loads getting bigger   
wb
May 11, 2005, 08:07:38  
The GPL hasn't even been tested in ...   Re: Loads getting bigger   
Ookaze BioACobol
May 11, 2005, 10:29:34  
There have been multiple tests in the US ...   GPL has been test in court.   
Drew Sullivan
May 11, 2005, 12:49:05  
The GPL hasn't even been tested in c ...   Re: Loads getting bigger   
I R A Darth Aggie
May 11, 2005, 12:54:27  
> > "Not so long ago Microsoft's Ste ...   Re2: Round & Round   
GH
May 11, 2005, 15:13:17  
It has been tested, but have you read th ...   Re: Re: Loads getting bigger   
omniprovident
May 11, 2005, 16:17:36  
Have you read the ruling? It most likel ...   Re: GPL has been tested in court   
omniprovident
May 11, 2005, 16:19:20  
Let's get this clear - you need to k ...   Re: GPL has been test in court.   
omniprovident
May 11, 2005, 16:22:30  
The newest FUD from the anti-GPL camp (y ...   New anti-GPL FUD Campaign   
GregS
May 11, 2005, 19:17:47  
> Have you read the ruling? It most lik ...   Re: Re: GPL has been tested in court   
DDahl
May 11, 2005, 19:31:26  
It seems that M$ camp FUDsters are getti ...   Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
Rudy Young
May 11, 2005, 19:44:17  
The GPL has been tested numerous times o ...   GPL Court Test   
C. Whitman
May 11, 2005, 20:25:22  
Look, the idea, set up by the article, a ...   Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
omniprovident
May 11, 2005, 21:33:49  
> Look, the idea, set up by the article, ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
DDahl
May 12, 2005, 01:02:43  
"But, the GPL, and more specifically Lin ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
C. Whitman
May 12, 2005, 13:42:20  
First, there is no one EULA (there are o ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
omniprovident
May 12, 2005, 14:12:21  
The Linux/GPL question has not yet been ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court.   
omniprovident
May 12, 2005, 15:18:10  
> First, there is no one EULA (there are ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court   
DDahl
May 12, 2005, 17:35:08  
"First, there is no one EULA (there are ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: GPL has been test in court   
C. Whitman
May 13, 2005, 02:50:19  
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