On Thursday 28 August 2003 12:30 pm, Jacob Meuser wrote: : On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:11:50AM -0700, Linux Rocks ! wrote: : > On Thursday 28 August 2003 10:48 am, Jacob Meuser wrote: : > : Do you see problems with the following? : > : : > : # Copyright (c) 2003 Jacob Meuser. All rights reserved. : > : # Redistribution and use with or without modification : > : # are permitted. This software is provided "as is". : > : > There doesnt seem to be the standard disclaimer that the author asumes no : > responsibility for its use/misuse. : : Well, last time I bought a knife, it didn't come with a disclaimer : saying that the manufacturer was not liable if I cut myself. well... it could be that they dont feel the need to protect themselves from such things, however its still possible for someone to sue them, and if there is no disclaimer that you should be careful with a knife, then some idiot may win a stupid lawsuit... it happens all the time... here are some examples:
http://www.stellaawards.com/caselog.html the awards are named after Stella Liebeck, who you might remember because she sucessfully sued mcdonalds for 2.9 million dollars after she burned herself on hot coffee... Jamie : : > (unless "as is" completely covers author's : > liability). : : Liability for what? The user chooses to use the software, it's their : choice/consequences. -- Let's call it an accidental feature. -- Larry Wall _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
