Sean Kellogg wrote: >On Monday 19 January 2009 02:03:32 am Ben Finney wrote: >> >> He apparently finds it best to include these disclaimers to forestall >> such ire. Which is a perfectly valid position for him to take, given >> the persistence of said ire, and its peculiar tendency to be directed >> at him in particular. > >Stated a tad more fairly to those who have asked Fancesco to add >disclaimers... Francesco has a tendency to state opinions a little >too "matter-of-factly" for some d-l participents, leading those who >disagree to accuse him of the cardinal sin of "giving legal advice," >which is illegal in many jurisdictions (certainly the United States) >without proper certification.
That might cover the TINLA, but that's only one of them. AFAICS Francesco has taken to adding his disclaimers after being criticised for posting responses to -legal queries that might otherwise have been mistaken as opinions of a DD, or even the Debian project as a whole. As he is neither, the disclaimers may have a useful effect; they might have even more if they were spelled out fully. It's unfortunate that there is such a disconnect between the the talking heads on -legal and the DDs actually working on Debian. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] < liw> everything I know about UK hotels I learned from "Fawlty Towers" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
