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Inside the SFLC's guide to legal management of FOSS projects

http://www.linux.com

To help reduce the confusion for those managing software projects, the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has released a freely distributable guide entitled "A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects." Although only 45 pages long -- shorter if you don't count the front matter -- the primer still manages to provide a highly structured introduction to these issues that carefully outlines options and is full of practical advice.

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A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects

http://www.softwarefreedom.org

Our intended audience for this Primer is any person interested in a basic understanding of the legal issues that impact FOSS development and distribution.

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"Windows? No grazie». No thanks. " Rimborsato

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The judge in favor of a user who asked money back software pre-installed in PCs

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Legal firms wake up to open source

http://www.vnunet.com

Legal firms are rapidly expanding their open source practices as the legal challenges to developers and users mount.

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