in reply to What if it were you instead of Linus?

Being a lawyer myself, I would say to be very cautious in answering their questions.

I would answer something like "No. No. I don't. Company X. I have no idea. Probably not." and let their staff of over-paid lawyers find it out for themselves. Surely you do not want to give them the rope to hang you with later.

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"If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law

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Re: Re: What if it were you instead of Linus?
by theorbtwo (Prior) on Mar 12, 2004 at 12:51 UTC

    Do not ask a lawyer for advice, because they will say both "I don't know" and "hire a lawyer".

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           And ask not advice from the elves since they will say both 'no' and 'yes'.
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        <ProperlyQuotedTolkein book="FR" pages="82-83">

        Gildor was silent for a moment. 'I do not like this news,' he said at last. 'That Gandalf shold be late, does not bode well. But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.'

        'And it is also said,' answered Frodo: 'Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.'

        </ProperlyQuotedTolkein>
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