Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th August 2013

Dilbert//8884, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 11th August 2013

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frustration lawyers software license legal dept services email open source definsition forge signature software license engineering

Official transcript

Boss: Can you approve the purchase of this software? Boss: You need to run the software license past legal first. Lawyer: You need to fill out a legal services request form. I'll email it to you. Make sure you specify whether the software is open source or not. Dilbert: How would I know if it meets your definition of open source? Lawyer: It depends how the license is written. You'll need to ask legal to review it. Dilbert: Never mind. I'll just forge your signature on the form. Lawyer: Maybe this is why I've never seen a software license.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THIS SOFTWARE?

YOU NEED TO RUN THE SOFTWARE LICENSE PAST LEGAL FIRST.

YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A LEGAL SERVICES REQUEST FORM. I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOU.

MAKE SURE YOU SPECIFY WHETHER THE SOFTWARE IS OPEN SOURCE OR NOT.

HOW WOULD I KNOW IF IT MEETS YOUR DEFINITION OF OPEN SOURCE?

IT DEPENDS HOW THE LICENSE IS WRITTEN. YOULL NEED TO ASK LEGAL TO REVIEW IT.

NEVER MIND. I'LL JUST FORGE YOUR SIGNATURE ON THE FORM.

MAYBE THIS IS WHY I'VE NEVER SEEN A SOFTWARE LICENSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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