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SD Times: Open Bar Open for Discussion

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 2, 2004

“It’s not an open bar as in free drinks. Instead, the organizers
of Open-bar.org, would prefer to be thought of as an open source
for sober views and discussions on the legal issues involving
open-source software licensing, part of which is promised but not
yet delivered.

“‘There are plenty of resources out there for engineers with
technical questions, but any discussions having to do with legal
topics start out with ‘I am not a lawyer but…’ before they give
their opinion,’ said Jason Wacha, general counsel for Linux
developer MontaVista Software Inc., and co-founder of Open Bar
Inc…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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