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''Groklaw'' is a website that covered legal news of interest to the free and open source software community. Started as a law blog on May 16, 2003 by paralegal Pamela Jones (''"PJ"'') at Radio UserLand, it covered issues such as the SCO-Linux lawsuits, the EU anti-trust case against Microsoft, and the standardization of Office Open XML. Jones described ''Groklaw'' as ...''"a place where lawyers and geeks could explain things to each other and work together, so they'd understand each other's work better. When you have an idea you hope might work, and then to implement it, tweak it, and morph it, because other people show up and have ideas that are better than yours...and then have people you care about and admire tell you that what you are doing matters – I can't think of a more satisfying feeling."'' 〔http://www.fsf.org/news/2007_free_software_awards Harald Welte and Groklaw announced as winners of the FSF's annual free software awards〕 Its name derives from Robert A. Heinlein's neologism "grok", roughly meaning "to understand completely", which had previously entered geek slang. Other topics covered, which are perceived as being important to a larger audience than just the free and open source community, included software patents, DMCA, the legally problematic actions of the RIAA against alleged illegal file sharers, and actions against free open software such as Android and Linux. A key thread usually created by ''Groklaw'' members under each article provides the opportunity for minor errors to be corrected. Almost every article attracted an "Off Topic" thread, where a diverse range of topics was discussed. Jones and volunteer helpers moderated ''Groklaw'' to remove posts containing, for example, inappropriate language, ''ad hominem'' attacks, and inflammatory subjects such as politics. In January 2009, ''Groklaw'' entered a second phase, focusing on consolidation and cleanup of the legal history collected on the site. In April 2010, ''Groklaw'' was selected by the Library of Congress for its web archival project, in the category of Legal Blogs.〔http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100406141939511 Groklaw article〕 On April 9, 2011, Jones announced that ''Groklaw'' would stop publishing new articles on May 16, 2011, its 8th anniversary, as it had accomplished its original mission of revealing the truth behind the SCO lawsuits. On May 16, 2011 Jones reaffirmed her desire to step down from writing daily articles and announced that the new editor would be Mark Webbink. Subsequent to this decision, new patent and copyright based attacks on the Android operating system led to Jones resuming an editorial role, and along with Mark Webbink she moderated and edited the site. On August 20 2013 a final article appeared on ''Groklaw'', explaining that due to pervasive government monitoring of the Internet, there could no longer be an expectation of the sort of privacy online that was necessary to collaborate on sensitive topics. Jones wrote "''I can't do Groklaw without your input.... and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate.''" and "''What I do know is it's not possible to be fully human if you are being surveilled 24/7... I hope that makes it clear why I can't continue. There is now no shield from forced exposure."'' ==Origins== According to a 2003 interview with Jones, the blog was started to cover legal news and to explain it to the tech community. 〔(Interview with PJ by Michael J. Jordan of Linux Online ), July 31, 2003, (Copy at Groklaw)〕 The first article was entitled ''(The Grokster Decision – Ode To Thomas Jefferson )''. It was about the effect of P2P on the music industry, and the recent (at that time) court decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Grokster, Ltd., et al., Defendants, by Judge Steven Wilson in favor of the defendants. It also covered the previous Napster decision, and why it was different, causing Napster to be shut down. The article included a quote from Thomas Jefferson and references to David Boies, who was Napster's attorney. The second post, on May 17, 2003, also covered legal issues – the SCO v. IBM lawsuit – entitled ''(SCO Falls Downstairs, Hitting its Head on Every Step ).'' It criticized Caldera Systems for the way they were handling the suit outside of court, and included quotes from Bruce Perens, Richard Stallman, Steve Ballmer, and Linus Torvalds. It ended: :David Boies has agreed to represent SCO. I am trying to remind myself that our legal system is predicated on lawyers sometimes representing people they don't personally admire, and the system really does depend on someone being willing to take on unpopular clients. I know Boies doesn't use email, or at least he didn't the last time I checked. So maybe he doesn't quite get the tech ... ah, hang it all, there's no way around it: I feel bad he's chosen to represent them, especially after I posted an Ode singing his praises, and I hope he loses. The blog soon became popular with the Free Software and Open Source communities and others, and attracted a community of volunteers and commenters. Its popularity caused it to outgrow Radio Userland, and on November 22, 2003, the standalone ''Groklaw'' website, hosted by ibiblio and running Geeklog software, was up and running.〔(Groklaw article "SCO Tried to Gag Groklaw in 2004" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Groklaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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