Blackduck Software and IP

[Chip Marshall]

On January 14, 2009, Jeff Macdonald sent me the following:
> This isn't strictly Linux related, but a pointy-hair boss here
> mentioned to a peer of mine the desire to bring these folks in.

After spending a few minutes on their web site, I get the strong feeling
it's a scam of some kind, though I'm sure they put a legit face on it.

I suppose if you're a company that wants to exploit open source projects
as much as possible while keeping track of exactly what you're required
to give back based on the various licenses without incurring the legal
wrath of the EFF (or similar) then their products/services make sense.

It doesn't strike me as something that should exist in a health open
source environment, where everybody shares code and all that good stuff.

-- 
Chip Marshall <chip at 2bithacker.net>
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