Groklaw
I have been reading an excellent blog called GROKLAW which is a widely read resource on court cases involving a software company called SCO.
The various legal actions that SCO has triggered show how the IT landscape is changing. It pitches SCO, with apparent financial backing from Microsoft, against IBM and draws in many of the players in the Linux and open source software worlds.
Groklaw is a good example of how a blog can be used to present information on a complex legal and technical subject. It is still pretty daunting but Groklaw at least offers a way through it all.
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Groklaw has shown that sharing information freely (in both senses in this case) the combined efforts are much greater than could be achieved alone. PJ has helped thousands understand the nature of the legal system & many contributors have helped fill in the missing pieces which help to explain the background.
Open & free debate is the way most great scientist, inventors, philosiphers etc. have all spread and gained knowlege. It is encouraging to see that the great tradition continues.
Mike