Groklaw to continue with former Red Hat general counsel in charge

Excellent news. As someone who's meaningfully affected by the incomprehensible-to-the-news legal battles in the tech marketplace, Groklaw has been indispensable in helping me understand the meaning of the various wars and their many small battles. I was an infrequent visitor to Groklaw but my visits provided very valuable information.

Seriously, imagine trying to understand "SCO v. World". "Oracle v. Google", OOXML, software patents, etc using the posts provided by ITWorld, NYTimes, Washington Post, etc. Groklaw didn't make me comfortable about the state or outcome of the battles, but it did make me comfortable that I had a good layman's understanding of the battles.

At the time she resigned, I wondered if this was a polite way for her to take a swan-song and she had other plans for the site. Whether she pulled it together first, or it just emerged, I'm grateful. The commentary quality is just so good there, it's the first source for software litigation related to open software.

This is perfect. Groklaw continues in capable hands, while PJ gets to walk away satisfied. Looks like positives all around.

Groklaw, the site that convinced every Linux forum poster that they were suddenly legal experts.