CNET News: Insurance Firm to Offer Open-Source Seminars

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"Open Source Risk Management, a company hoping to profit from intensifying legal scrutiny of Linux and other open-source programs, will take a first step in its plan with a $495 seminar series, the company said Wednesday.

"The daily seminars aimed to fill educational gaps for companies that use or contribute to open-source programming projects, said John St. Clair, OSRM's executive director. The seminars, which will be held in 20 cities, beginning in Santa Clara, Calif., on April 27, will align with requirements for specific practices among companies it insures, he said..."

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