On 23/09/2007, Giles Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 23 Sep 2007, at 15:35, Vincent wrote: > > > > > > And surely, you mean "someone to hold responsible" instead of > > "someone to sue"? Especially if we're talking about an open source > > project... > > > > Who says you should use open source?
I didn't, but it is an option I presume. It's great when it comes to > doing free development and community stuff. But when it comes to > making money you have to look for the safest, cheapest and highest > performing product. > > If you get defrauded of thousands then a simple "I'm sorry" from an > open source developer isn't enough. > No, but having him repay the damages isn't what I'd find comforting either. And anyway, as Ian said: most third parties will have a disclaimer and open source projects are mostly delivered "as is, without warranty of any kind", so you won't have someone to sue anyway. Mistakes happen. -- Vincent
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