http://www.ifso.ie/documents/gplv3-launch-2006-01-16.html#em-warranty
----- The warranty exclusions that were in GPL2 have not been changed saving one way: I took them out of all uppercase. [laughter] I've wanted to do that for a very long time. I've wanted to do that for a very long time because no lawyer on Earth knows what they aren't in mixed case and everybody seems to think that everybody else knows and that he's the only one that doesn't know and he was absent that day in law school. Sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta do. ----- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit: "Uniform Commercial Code ยง 2-316(2), which requires that any exclusion or modification of the implied warranty of merchantability be conspicuous, and that any exclusion or modification of the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose be made in a conspicuous writing. A contract's warranty disclaimer satisfies the conspicuous requirement when it is printed in all capital letters, when it appears in a larger type than the terms around it, or when it is in a larger and boldface type. Likewise, a disclaimer in boldface type, printed in all capitals on the face of the warranty above the buyer's signature meets the definition of conspicuousness. A disclaimer is not [*25] conspicuous, however, when it is printed in small print on the back of the document, when it is the same size and typeface as the terms around it, or when it is not in boldface or capital lettering." But we all know that the GPL is a license-not-a-contract, and so UCC and related case law simply doesn't apply. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss