Got an interesting reply from Mikeal Rogers on the subject of copyright, open source, contributor license agreements, and such.  His post was in reply to a recent podcast from codemash on these subjects.  It’s a bit much to reprint here, so I’ve linked to the forum post.  Lots to think about.
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I think I’ve written on this before, but this recent story on Slashdot just brings it all up again, so I’ll write again.  I currently deal with these sorts of questions for a living, and I have to say it doesn’t generally get any easier as time goes on.
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A nephew of the Queen is being named as the victim in the Royal blackmail plot. His name is now being widely touted on the internet, including the authoritative Huffington Post, quoting the Radar publication.
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My wife is really eating this stuff up. The name in question is supposedly David Linley, son of Princess [...]

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In the briefing, parts of which were televised live by cable news channels, Johnson stood behind a lectern, called on questioners who did not disclose that they were FEMA employees, and gave replies emphasizing that his agency’s response to this week’s California wildfires was far better than its response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
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I’ve been with Open Source Risk Management for about 2 months now, and it’s been quite interesting so far.  The issues and risks that the integration of open source code raises, and how different companies respond to these risks, is probably the crux of the interesting stuff, at least for me.  It doesn’t necessarily seem [...]

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This article from Wired indicates that some airport screeners are keeping notes on passengers, down to what you’re reading.  I don’t get the impression that it’s being done for every single passenger all the time, but it’s still frightening nonetheless.  I flew a lot in August, and anticipate flying a lot more in the coming [...]

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Slashdot posted a story recently about a US law passed which would enable the President to declare martial law.  I thought this was already possible.  In any case, I’m mirroring the text of it here for people to read - it was originally from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-5122 but apparently that’s getting really slow right now.
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