[plug] IANAL - Was: Use of Open Source Software in Govt.

[Steve Grasso]

Jeremy is. If this list was only read within the confines of PLUG membership, 
I'd leave it out. But since it's a public list, I put it in lest anyone 
mistakenly deem my sage insights worthy of a second glance  :-)

On Monday 24 December 2001 12:55, Arkem wrote:
> > For all its worth - was it $600 or so? Barely cover legal costs.
> > Even still, was it really responsible? If somebody published a
> > leaked document in a newspaper and the newspaper didnt know any
> > better, could they be sued? (albeit, more worth sueing than PLUG)
> > IANAL either.
>
> Just as a very general and off topic question are there any lawyers
> on this list or as a member of PLUG? I see a ploiferation of
> acronymns proclaiming a lack of legal qualifications I wonder perhaps
> if we should assume people aren't lawyers until otherwise noted =)
>
> - Paul C