On choosing open licenses

I’ve recently written a technical roadmap for one of my shadow projects.  I’ll quote what I have so far about software licensing, at least as it pertains to feedstock: Open source feedstock preferred Licenses that permit us to keep the source internal, even when we distribute binaries externally (BSD, MIT, Apache) are approved for use […]

MyCase review

Practice management is like doing taxes: it’s not something most people take any particular enjoyment in, but you have to stay organized and on top of things. I have high, but I think reasonable, expectations for services. They are: 0. Honesty. 1. Don’t lose data. 2. Make it easy for me to save my own […]

On holding a conference

Respect the audience.  Treat them like adults.  This means, among other things, assuming they know how to take appropriate notes and that they don’t need a “guiding voice” in order to figure out your message. Make your message comprehensible.  This means having a central thesis and giving presenters useful guidance. Do not try to induce […]

Kansas law students- take the UBE first!

If you’re in law school now and you want to practice in Kansas, I encourage you to have a look at the Uniform Bar Exam site and consider taking the UBE before the Kansas bar.  Here’s the lowdown on the UBE: Three of the four states bordering Kansas have adopted the UBE: Nebraska, Missouri, and […]