Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication methods and business development. He is best known for building bridges between commercial and non-commercial stakeholders in the technology sector. His professional accomplishments include establishing a legal department for the main NGO promoting Free Software in Europe, building a professional network of over 200 legal counsel and technical experts across 27 countries, and aligning corporate and community interests to launch the first law review dedicated to Free/Open Source Software. Shane has extensive knowledge of Internet technologies, management best practice, community building and Free/Open Source Software. His experience includes engagement with the server, desktop, embedded and mobile telecommunication industries. He does business in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and maintains a broad network of contacts.
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Nuance in describing issues has a important place in reasoned debate, but one cannot mince words around serious market issues. Trolls are a problem that need to be addressed. Thankfully there is growing awareness of this fact.
Jacques, thanks for your input. My goal was to cover a lot of ground without going into too much detail, linking outwards to the specifics to allow people to follow-up on references. I can sympathize with the anonymous poster regarding the degree of disruption caused by substantially different colors being used in main text and links. I apologize for any reading difficulty, and thank Colin for his subsequent comment regarding the page style. I'm glad you found the content useful.