In a review published by Slashdot today, writer JR Peck gave "Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code" a perfect 10/10.

Written by Van Lindberg, a software engineer and practicing attorney, "Intellectual Property and Open Source" aims to guide readers through critical intellectual property issues from a developer's point of view--without getting bogged down in legalese. And, according to JR, Lindberg admirably succeeds in his mission.

In his Slashdot review, JR writes: "There isn't a person writing code in this country who is not impacted by US intellectual property laws. I think that it is safe to say, that not all coders have a strong understanding of just what those laws are, let alone what they mean. Stepping into this gap is programmer become lawyer Van Lindberg with his new book Intellectual Property and Open Source. Lindberg has really done something special with this volume. I don't think I've ever read a tech oriented work where I've felt so convinced that I was reading something that would become a standard by which others would come to be judged."

Adds JR: "So what is this book? To me it felt very much like sitting down with a lawyer who can speak my language, understands my concerns, uses open source software, cares about freedom and has a gift for building metaphors and illustrations that make sense. It is that ability to bridge the gap between lawyer and developer and do it in an readable way that makes this such an incredible book."

Read the rest of JR's review on Slashdot here. And click here for more information about Intellectual Property and Open Source.