On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:14:02 +0200
Bj�rn Olsson disseminated the following:

> > > "According to the Open Source Risk Management Association, Linux may
> > > infringe 283 patents. And a recently unearthed memo from HP states
> > > that "basically Microsoft is going to use the legal system to shut
> > > down open-source software."
> > >
> > > Using google the only references to "the Open Source Risk Management
> > > Association" lead back to these same lines.
> > >
> > > Anybody any idea who "the Open Source Risk Management Association"
> > > is?
> > >
> > > Sorry, anybody any evidence for who "the Open Source Risk Management
> > > Association" is?
> > Your right they don't seem to exist on the internet, so how come they
> > need to  manage open source risk?  I bet they were black suits, white
> > shirts, black  ties and dark glasses and have a ID biometrics pass to
> > a Redmond Office  building. : )
> > -- 
> > Dennis M. linux user #180842
> 
> It probably refers to this organization. There was a lot of talk about
> it last year.
> 
> http://www.osriskmanagement.com/
> http://www.osriskmanagement.com/pdf_articles/OSRMMSStatement.pdf

Typical corporate grifters, tryin' to make a buck off o' peoples' unfounded
fears and artificial desires. Special place in hell for those folk.

-- 
JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org
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"We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach
respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws." -- Hunter S. Thompson

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