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Reviewer: Marc S Gibian

This article did something that very few technical articles have done to this seasoned veteran of the software industry: it surprised me. I thought myself totally aware of the various forms of free software, from the early days when it was simply "public domain" and fair game for any use one could think of, to today's open-source software with its wide variety of licenses. Long ago I learned that one of the most effective forms of coding assistance is the Internet. Post a question and not only will you get good answers, but frequently you will get code snippets demonstrating the solution to your problem. I felt that since these jewels of code were offered up by their authors, they were fair game for inclusion as my coding needs demanded. This article, though, points out that inclusion of such code represents a licensing risk. The authors describe a study whose results indicate that I am not alone in my use of ad hoc Internet code, nor in my lack of awareness of its risks. Having read this article, I now have a heightened awareness of these risks and will factor them into my future personal development practice. Online Computing Reviews Service

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