Create Open Source Law Suite fund [LWN.net]

Create Open Source Law Suite fund

Posted Jul 31, 2003 16:29 UTC (Thu) by umesh (guest, #3692)
Parent article: Not just IBM's problem

There have been several attacks on Open Source community in past and this just happened to be the next. Although this is the biggest so far. It will impossible for developers to defend themseleves (e.g. in case of Linux DVD playes). Although, it is wasteful of resoures if we have to fight this battle with one Linux enterprise at a time. Everyone knows that IBM has resources to defend itself on its own but that can hardly be said about smaller enterprises with Linux interest.

I think we need a Open Source community fund, funded by organizations with Linux interest (Redhat, IBM, Mandrake, Oracle, Ximian,....) to defend Linux community against such attacks. The fund and its management can take up issue case based on common interest involved and can also be used for forcing different Open Source Licenses.

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Create Open Source Law Suite fund

Posted Aug 2, 2003 20:29 UTC (Sat) by cross (subscriber, #13601) [Link]

> we need a Open Source community fund ... to defend [the] Linux community
> against such attacks

Sounds like a job for Linux International.
From their website: "Linux International is a non-profit association of groups, corporations and others that work towards the promotion of growth of the Linux operating system and the Linux community."
Surely removing obstacles to growth comes under the remit of promoting growth?

Regards,
Chris R.