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=== Grokdoc ===
=== Grokdoc ===
Grokdoc was a [[Groklaw]] spinoff whose original goal was to create a manual on basic [[Linux]] tasks for new users.<ref>{{cite web|title=Main Page|url=http://grokdoc.net|work=Grokdoc|accessdate=12 July 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720102142/http://www.grokdoc.net/|archivedate=20 July 2008|df=}}</ref>
Grokdoc was a [[Groklaw]] spinoff whose original goal was to create a manual on basic [[Linux]] tasks for new users.<ref>{{cite web|title=Main Page|url=http://grokdoc.net|work=Grokdoc|accessdate=12 July 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720102142/http://www.grokdoc.net/|archivedate=20 July 2008|df=}}</ref>

== PJ ==
Jones reveals very little personal information, as she considers it private and has expressed from the beginning a strong preference for avoiding fame. Here are the reasons she gave in the early days for using just her initials:<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20050414214437589| title=SCO's 1Q 2005 Earnings Conference Call — transcript| work=Groklaw| date=2005-04-18| accessdate=2007-02-18}} PJ quotes this passage herself, and explains that she provided it to a Wikipedia editor in 2003.</ref>

<blockquote>I originally wanted to stay anonymous, in a sense, by just saying PJ. Eventually media attention and other factors made it impossible to remain just PJ but I would have if I could have. I have no desire to be famous, for one thing. And I have been creatively influenced by [[Scott McCloud]]'s work. He points out in ''[[Understanding Comics]]'' (p. 45–51) in a section on iconic representation that people respond most strongly to a drawing of a character that simplifies to the point that anyone can identify with the character. I guess I was hoping for that effect. In other words, I was hoping people could assume whatever they wanted and just focus on what I said, rather than on who was saying it. For that reason, I chose PJ, because it could be anyone, either sex, any nationality, anyone and no one in particular. I wanted participation by anyone interested in the SCO story. No politics. Nothing extraneous. Just an effort to locate and provide evidence that could be useful. I knew the community could answer SCO, if they just knew what was needed. And they have.</blockquote>


== Media controversy ==
== Media controversy ==
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== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* Articles in ''Linux Journal'', ''Linux World'', ''Linux Today'', ''LWN''.
* Monthly column in ''LinuxUser'', a UK print publication.
* Contributor to ''Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution''.<ref name="OS2.0"/>
* Contributor to ''Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution''.<ref name="OS2.0"/>
*{{cite web |url= https://lwn.net/Articles/61292/ |title=The GPL Is a License, not a Contract |first=Pamela |last=Jones|work=lwn.net |date=3 December 2003 |accessdate=5 November 2015}} This article has been highly influential in articulating thought on free licenses.
*{{cite web |url= https://lwn.net/Articles/61292/ |title=The GPL Is a License, not a Contract |first=Pamela |last=Jones|work=lwn.net |date=3 December 2003 |accessdate=5 November 2015}} This article has been highly influential in articulating thought on free licenses.

Revision as of 04:28, 21 December 2018

For other people named Pamela Jones, see Pamela Jones (disambiguation).
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Pamela Jones, commonly known as PJ, is the creator and was editor of Groklaw, a website that covered legal news of interest to the free and open-source software community. Jones is an Open Source advocate who previously trained and worked as a paralegal.[1]

Jones' articles have appeared in Linux Journal, LWN, LinuxWorld Magazine, Linux Today, and LinuxWorld.com. She also wrote a monthly opinion column for the UK print publication Linux User and Developer. She is one of the contributors to the book Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution.[2]

In 2010 the Electronic Frontier Foundation awarded the Pioneer award to "Pamela Jones and the Groklaw Website" for "Legal Blogging".[3]

Grok projects

Groklaw

Main article: Groklaw

Jones had a web site, Groklaw, which covered open source legal issues, mostly the SCO-Linux controversies. The web site started as a blog but grew from there.

Groklaw covered the various lawsuits involving the SCO Group in detail but also covered general legal news of interest to the Free Software and Open Source community.

Groklaw shut down on August 20, 2013, blaming it to the Lavabit email shutdown. [4]

Grokline

Jones also launched Grokline, a Unix ownership timeline project, in February 2004.

Grokdoc

Grokdoc was a Groklaw spinoff whose original goal was to create a manual on basic Linux tasks for new users.[5]

PJ

Jones reveals very little personal information, as she considers it private and has expressed from the beginning a strong preference for avoiding fame. Here are the reasons she gave in the early days for using just her initials:[6]

I originally wanted to stay anonymous, in a sense, by just saying PJ. Eventually media attention and other factors made it impossible to remain just PJ but I would have if I could have. I have no desire to be famous, for one thing. And I have been creatively influenced by Scott McCloud's work. He points out in Understanding Comics (p. 45–51) in a section on iconic representation that people respond most strongly to a drawing of a character that simplifies to the point that anyone can identify with the character. I guess I was hoping for that effect. In other words, I was hoping people could assume whatever they wanted and just focus on what I said, rather than on who was saying it. For that reason, I chose PJ, because it could be anyone, either sex, any nationality, anyone and no one in particular. I wanted participation by anyone interested in the SCO story. No politics. Nothing extraneous. Just an effort to locate and provide evidence that could be useful. I knew the community could answer SCO, if they just knew what was needed. And they have.

Media controversy

Further information: Groklaw § Media controversy

Publications

  • Articles in Linux Journal, Linux World, Linux Today, LWN.
  • Monthly column in LinuxUser, a UK print publication.
  • Contributor to Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution.[2]
  • Jones, Pamela (3 December 2003). "The GPL Is a License, not a Contract". lwn.net. Retrieved 5 November 2015. This article has been highly influential in articulating thought on free licenses.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Interview with Pamela Jones, editor of Groklaw". Linux Online. 2003-07-31. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Chris Dibona; Danese Cooper; Mark Stone (2005). Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 0-596-00802-3.
  3. ^ 2010 on eff.org
  4. ^ "Forced Exposure". 2013-08-21.
  5. ^ "Main Page". Grokdoc. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "SCO's 1Q 2005 Earnings Conference Call — transcript". Groklaw. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2007-02-18. PJ quotes this passage herself, and explains that she provided it to a Wikipedia editor in 2003.

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